Wieland and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

Murder, divine mandates, even spontaneous human combustion set the scene in a thrilling tale in one of America’s first novels.  Clara Wieland lives in virtual isolation in a small farming community in Pennsylvania.  Her quiet life turns horrific when she learns she must defend herself against the deadly intentions of her own brother, who believes God has instructed him to sacrifice his family.  Cl...