''Ormond; Or, The Secret Witness'' is a 1799 political and
social novel
The social novel, also known as the social problem (or social protest) novel, is a "work of fiction in which a prevailing social problem, such as gender, race, or class prejudice, is dramatized through its effect on the characters of a novel". More ...
by American writer
Charles Brockden Brown
Charles Brockden Brown (January 17, 1771 – February 22, 1810) was an American novelist, historian, and editor of the Early National period. He is generally regarded by scholars as the most important American novelist before James Fenimore C ...
. The novel thematically focuses on the ways in which individuals change in reaction to their social environments.
The novel follows a female protagonist Constantia and her relationship with the mysterious Ormond, who is also the title character. The novel thoroughly explores the
republicanism and republican values common to the early American nation.
The novel was originally published in three volumes.
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Project Gutenberg
1799 novels
American gothic novels
18th-century American novels
Novels by Charles Brockden Brown
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