Project Gutenberg 1997-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 320 Brown, Charles Brockden 1771 1810 Brown, C. B. (Charles Brockden) Brown, Brockden Poplicola Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoirs_of_Carwin_the_Biloquist Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment)" by Charles Brockden Brown is a novel written during the early 19th century. The story revolves around Carwin, a curious and inventive young man whose insatiable thirst for knowledge sets him apart from his surroundings. His story highlights the tension between his ambitions and the rigid constraints imposed by his family, particularly his father's disdain for intellectual pursuits, setting the stage for Carwin's internal and external conflicts. The opening of the book introduces us to Carwin as he reflects on his upbringing in a rural farming family, specifically his intense desire for knowledge that clashes with his father's expectations. While his elder brother exemplifies obedience and a focus on manual labor, Carwin's restlessness and curiosity lead him to explore forbidden realms of thought. As he experiences significant events that challenge him further, his abilities evolve, revealing a talent for mimicry and voice manipulation that he envisions using in various ways. The narrative foreshadows Carwin's future entanglements with themes of identity, deceit, and manipulation, hinting at a profound journey into the complexities of human desires and societal roles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Ventriloquists -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 182870 2025-08-01T07:33:19.213782 text/html 177527 2013-01-30T13:01:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii 62903 2013-01-30T13:01:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 161461 2025-08-01T07:33:25.719747 application/epub+zip 164005 2025-08-01T07:33:22.689747 application/epub+zip 121687 2025-08-01T07:33:21.502755 application/epub+zip 346368 2025-08-01T07:33:28.087751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331717 2025-08-01T07:33:24.939755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297029 2022-09-01T08:25:46.159127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158987 2025-08-01T07:33:18.911780 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158852 2008-07-31T18:41:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60360 2008-07-31T18:43:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18509 2025-08-01T07:33:28.255724 application/rdf+xml 19621 2025-08-01T07:33:22.007760 image/jpeg 4199 2025-08-01T07:33:21.746783 image/jpeg 161842 2025-08-01T07:33:19.231773 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