Arthur Mervyn, a novel written by Charles Brockden Brown, was published in 1799. One of Browns more popular novels and representative of Browns dark, gothic style and subject matter, Arthur Mervyn is also recognized as one of the most influential works of American and Philadelphia Gothic literature. It started earlier as a serial in Philadelphias Weekly Magazine of Original Essays, Fugitive Pieces, and Interesting Intelligence, but it was discontinued because the magazines writers were not keen on the feature and the editor of the magazine died from yellow fever. Hence, Brown decided to issue the book himself. The novel also includes the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia between AugustOctober 1793 as an important plot element. The novel generally received mixed reviews. Some scholars have argued that Mervyns character inhabits the grey area between hero and villain, or that he lacks "the force of will to be either". Emory Elliott, an American academic describes the new edited novel as providing a "reliable text constructed within the intellectual, cultural, political, and religious context of a society". Many of Browns works are related to revolution, but political revolution only makes up a small part of the novel, which focuses more on psychological development. (wikipedia.org)About the authorCharles Brockden Brown (January 17, 1771 February 22, 1810) was an American novelist, historian, and editor of the Early National period.Brown is regarded by some scholars as...

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