Project Gutenberg 2006-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 393 Brown, Charles Brockden 1771 1810 Brown, C. B. (Charles Brockden) Brown, Brockden Poplicola Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Mervyn Produced by Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793" by Charles Brockden Brown is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story takes place during a time of pestilence in Philadelphia and follows the main character, Arthur Mervyn, as he navigates the challenges posed by the epidemic and his own moral dilemmas. Through Mervyn's experiences, the novel likely explores themes of humanity, duty, and the influence of personal tragedies on one's fate. The opening of the narrative introduces us to the protagonist, Arthur Mervyn, who is currently residing in Philadelphia amidst a devastating epidemic. As he returns home one evening, he encounters a sick man outside his house and is compelled to help despite the risks involved. Mervyn discusses the situation with his wife, and after weighing their options, they decide to take the ailing man into their home, emphasizing their compassion and sense of duty. The chapter also touches on Mervyn’s reflections about his new friend, who he learns is named Arthur Mervyn, as well as the social dynamics surrounding the epidemic, revealing both the individual struggles associated with it and the broader societal implications. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Horror tales Psychological fiction Young men -- Fiction Murderers -- Fiction Yellow fever -- Fiction Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 907861 2025-06-08T05:11:09.329330 text/html 909922 2006-06-05T15:42:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 339447 2006-06-05T15:42:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 434723 2025-06-08T05:11:21.640244 application/epub+zip 448263 2025-06-08T05:11:13.066339 application/epub+zip 428526 2025-06-08T05:11:11.590298 application/epub+zip 775549 2025-06-08T05:11:28.339285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751573 2025-06-08T05:11:20.549264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720368 2022-09-09T04:13:15.886718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 887684 2025-06-08T05:11:08.026352 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 887559 2006-06-05T15:42:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 335501 2006-06-05T15:42:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 887551 2006-06-05T15:42:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 335478 2006-06-05T15:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22014 2025-06-08T05:11:28.504227 application/rdf+xml 17147 2025-06-08T05:11:12.171286 image/jpeg 3902 2025-06-08T05:11:11.883295 image/jpeg 427322 2025-06-08T05:11:09.412332 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia