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   What did Caleb Williams write?

   • Things as They Are; or The Adventures of Caleb Williams (1794; retitled The Adventures of Caleb Williams; or Things as They Are in 1831, and often abbreviated to Caleb Williams) by William Godwin is a three-volume novel written as a call to end the abuse of power by what Godwin saw as a tyrannical government.

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   Who is Caleb Williams?

   • The main character, Caleb Williams is of humble birth, unusual for Godwin, since his characters are often persons of wealth and title. Caleb Williams, a poor, self-educated, orphaned young man, and the novel's first-person narrator, is recommended for a job on the estate of the wealthy Ferdinando Falkland.

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   Why did Godwin use Caleb Williams?

   • Intended as a popularisation of the ideas presented in his 1793 treatise Political Justice Godwin uses Caleb Williams to show how legal and other institutions can and do destroy individuals, even when the people the justice system touches are innocent of any crime. This reality, in Godwin's mind, was therefore a description of "things as they are".

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   Was Caleb Williams propaganda for anarchism?

   • Many critics saw Caleb Williams as having a detrimental effect on society as propaganda for anarchism. These critics saw Caleb Williams as attacking the current established order, that Godwin was effectively spreading his "evil" principles throughout society.

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   Things as They Are; or The Adventures of Caleb Williams (1794; retitled The Adventures of Caleb Williams; or Things as They Are in 1831, and often abbreviated to Caleb Williams) by William Godwin is a three-volume novel written as a call to end the abuse of power by what Godwin saw as a tyrannical government.

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   Feb 15, 2009 · A free online version of William Godwin's 1794 novel, a Gothic tale of a young man's quest for justice and truth. The book is digitized from the library of Oxford University and can be downloaded or streamed.

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   A classic gothic novel about a young man who uncovers a dark secret of his master and suffers the consequences. Read reviews, ratings, and book details of this influential 18th-century work of fiction and philosophy.

   • 3.4/5 (4.6K)

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   Things as They Are, Or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams. William Godwin. Penguin, 1988 - Fiction - 384 pages. Caleb Williams is the riveting account of a young man whose curiosity leads him...

   • Author: William Godwin
   • Editor: Maurice Hindle

   • Edition: reprint

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   Feb 1, 2004 · In Gothic Fiction. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.

   • Author: Godwin, William, 1756-1836
   • Title: Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are

   • Language: English

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   The following narrative is intended to answer a purpose, more general and important than immediately appears upon the face of it. The question now afloat in the world respecting THINGS AS THEY ARE, is the most interesting that can be presented to the human mind.

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   A novel published in 1794 that explores the themes of political philosophy, social criticism and Gothic horror. The story follows Caleb Williams, a fugitive who witnesses a murder and becomes involved in a mysterious plot.