Caleb Williams
by William Godwin
Publisher: Feedbooks 1794
ISBN/ASIN: 0199232067
Number of pages: 339
Description:
When honest young Caleb Williams comes to work as a secretary for Squire Falkland, he soon begins to suspect that his new master is hiding a secret. As he digs deeper into Falkland’s past and finally unearths the horrible truth, the results of his curiosity prove calamitous when -- even though Caleb has loyally sworn never to disclose what he has discovered -- the Squire enacts a cruel revenge.
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