Godwin, William,  1756-1836 <br/><br/>
Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_as_They_Are;_or,_The_Adventures_of_Caleb_Williams  Release date is 2004-02-01 
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<br/><br/> "Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are" by William Godwin is a three-volume novel published in 1794. A humble young man enters service with the wealthy Ferdinando Falkland, whose volatile temperament conceals a dark secret. When Caleb's curiosity leads him to uncover his master's guilt in a past murder, he becomes trapped in a desperate game of pursuit and persecution. This gripping tale exposes how power and institutions destroy innocent lives, offering a scathing critique of tyrannical justice in Godwin's England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Didactic fiction England -- Fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Murderers -- Fiction False imprisonment -- Fiction Master and servant -- Fiction Executions and executioners -- Fiction 
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