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  • Damon and Delia: A Tale

    The story revolves around Damon, an idealistic young man, and Delia, a virtuous and beautiful woman. They fall in love and face various trials and tribulations as they navigate societal expectations and challenges.William Godwin, also known for his philosophical writings and as the husband of Mary Wollstonecraft, crafted "Damon and Delia" as a romantic narrative that delves into the complexities ... Read more

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  • Four Early Pamphlets

    In *Four Early Pamphlets*, William Godwin presents a compelling assortment of treatises that delve into the intricacies of political philosophy, ethics, and social justice. Each pamphlet, characterized by Godwin's characteristic clarity and incisive reasoning, reflects Enlightenment ideals while challenging the status quo. This collection showcases Godwin's commitment to rational inquiry and his ... Read more

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  • Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries

    According to Wikipedia: "William Godwin (3 March 1756 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism, and one of the first modern proponents of anarchism. Godwin is most famous for two books that he published within the space of a year: An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, an attack on political ... Read more

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  • An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice

    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'To a rational being there can be but one rule of conduct, justice, and one mode of ascertaining that rule, the exercise of his understanding.' Godwin's Political Justice is the founding text of philosophical anarchism. Written in the immediate aftermath of the French Revolution, it exemplifies the political optimism felt by many writers and intellectuals. Godwin drew on enlightenment ideas and ... Read more

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  • Memoirs of the Author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Women"

    According to Wikipedia: "William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism, and one of the first modern proponents of anarchism. Godwin is most famous for two books that he published within the space of a year: An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, an attack on political ... Read more

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  • Caleb Williams or Things As They Are

    *** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.***Synopsis:A stranger and foreigner arrives at the offices of a small publication in London only to be faced by the “editor” whose face is completely swathed in a veil. Nothing is as it seems, and it quickly becomes evident that both are bent on more than lively gossip about the elite. Blackmail and opportunism is the ... Read more

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  • Enquiry Concerning Political Justice

    And Its Influence On Morals And Happiness

    One of the great polemics and the key founding anarchist text, Godwin's Enquiry is his major work of political philosophy.Enquiry Concerning Political Justice established William Godwin as the chief exponent of British radicalism, in the tradition of the French Revolution. In it, he criticizes the 'brute engine' of government for systematizing oppression of individual liberty in the name of law ... Read more

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  • AN ENQUIRY CONCERNING POLITICAL JUSTICE

    AND ITS INFLUENCE ON GENERAL VIRTUE AND HAPPINESS

    "In 1793, William Godwin, the first philosopher of anarchism, published An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice. This three-volume work gives evidence of being strongly influenced by the ideas of the French Revolution and argues that the rational being, the human, must be given complete freedom to exercise pure reason. All forms of government, being founded on irrational assumptions, are ... Read more

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  • St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century

    St. Leon by William Godwin is a philosophical and Gothic-tinged novel that explores the consequences of wealth, secrecy, and human ambition against the turbulent backdrop of 16th-century Europe. First published in 1799, the work reflects Godwin's deep engagement with Enlightenment ideals, particularly the moral and social implications of power, fortune, and personal responsibility. The story ... Read more

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  • Caleb Williams

    Things as They Are; or The Adventures of Caleb Williams (often abbreviated to Caleb Williams) (1794) 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. Intended as a popularization of the ideas presented in his 1793 treatise Political Justice Godwin uses Caleb Williams to show how legal and other institutions can and ... Read more

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  • The Adventures of Caleb Williams

    Things as They Are

    Caleb Williams is hired as personal secretary to a British Squire, Fernando Falkland. In the course of his work he comes across a terrible secret from the Squire's past, and is sworn to secrecy. Falkland believes in the virtue of the upper classes and the villainy of the lower. He is uneasy in the power of a lowly servant and sets about persecuting Williams, leading to a series of adventures in an ... Read more

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  • Caleb Williams

    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 terrible secret. But as he digs deeper into Falkland's past and finally unearths the guilty 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 ... Read more

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