Project Gutenberg 2011-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 159 Brown, Charles Brockden 1771 1810 Brown, C. B. (Charles Brockden) Brown, Brockden Poplicola Ormond; Or, The Secret Witness. Volume 1 (of 3) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormond;_or,_the_Secret_Witness E-text prepared by Andrea Ball, Christine Bell, & Marc D'Hooghe (http://www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com/) "Ormond; Or, The Secret Witness. Volume 1" by Charles Brockden Brown is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book explores themes of personal tragedy, moral dilemmas, and social critique through its primary character, Stephen Dudley, who faces a series of misfortunes that leads him from a life of promise to one of despair. As the narrative unfolds, it delves into the struggles that Dudley and his family endure amid their social and economic challenges, ultimately highlighting the intersection of individual fate and broader societal influences. At the start of the novel, we meet Stephen Dudley, a former painter turned apothecary who is reluctant to adjust to his new role after his father's death. He grapples with feelings of discontent and financial insecurity, driven primarily by the burden of his father's estate and the need to support his family. As he navigates these hardships, an unexpected encounter with a young man named Craig leads to a partnership that initially appears beneficial but later reveals troubling deceit. The opening chapters establish a landscape rife with tension as Dudley’s struggles comprise not just economic survival but also moral questions, setting the stage for a complex exploration of identity and resilience amid adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Young women -- Fiction Gothic fiction Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 219443 2025-08-14T16:14:22.478193 text/html 217543 2011-05-31T14:36:29 text/html 171628 2025-08-14T16:14:28.654163 application/epub+zip 174026 2025-08-14T16:14:25.532197 application/epub+zip 144990 2025-08-14T16:14:24.388176 application/epub+zip 355164 2025-08-14T16:14:31.054193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344682 2025-08-14T16:14:27.938161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312550 2022-09-16T14:35:32.539123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209016 2025-08-14T16:14:22.096199 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 208644 2011-05-31T14:30:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 208654 2011-05-31T14:30:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21072 2025-08-14T16:14:31.180129 application/rdf+xml 19540 2025-08-14T16:14:24.884175 image/jpeg 4447 2025-08-14T16:14:24.634161 image/jpeg 77820 2011-05-31T14:30:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 80457 2011-05-31T14:41:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 77825 2011-05-31T14:30:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 169985 2025-08-14T16:14:22.498169 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