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"My thoughts will be taken up with the future or the past, with what is to come or what has been. Of the present there is necessarily no image." -- William Godwin
William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was a British journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism, and the first modern proponent 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 institutions, and Things as They Are or The Adventures of Caleb Williams, which attacks aristocrat privilege, but also is virtually the first mystery novel. Based on the success of both, Godwin featured prominently in the radical circles of London in the 1790s. In the ensuing conservative reaction to British radicalism, Godwin was attacked, in part because of his marriage to the pioneering feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft in 1797 and his candid biography of her after her death; their child, Mary Godwin (later Mary Shelley) would go on to author Frankenstein and marry the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Godwin wrote prolifically in the genres of novels, history and demography throughout his lifetime. With his second wife, Mary Jane Clairmont, he wrote children's primers on Biblical and classical history, which he published along with such works as Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare. Using the pseudonym Edward Baldwin, he wrote a variety of books for children, including a version of Jack and the Beanstalk. He also has had considerable influence on British literature and literary culture.

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Total Books: 375
Adventures of Caleb Williams
Adventures of Caleb Williams (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780217166201
ISBN-10: 0217166202
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The Adventures Of Caleb Williams
The Adventures of Caleb Williams (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781425026011
ISBN-10: 142502601X
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The Adventures Of Caleb Williams  Things As They Are
The Adventures of Caleb Williams Things As They Are [EasyRead Large Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781425042394
ISBN-10: 1425042392
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Adventures Of Caleb Williams Or Things
The Adventures of Caleb Williams or Things (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781419151422
ISBN-10: 1419151428
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The adventures of Caleb Williams or Things as they are
The Adventures of Caleb Williams or Things As They Are (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780217623681
ISBN-10: 0217623689
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Adventures of Caleb Williams Volume 1
Adventures of Caleb Williams Volume 1 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781141505012
ISBN-10: 1141505010
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The Anarchist Writings Of William Godwin
The Anarchist Writings of William Godwin (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780900384295
ISBN-10: 0900384298
Genre: Nonfiction
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Antonio A Tragedy In Five Acts
Antonio a Tragedy in Five Acts [1806] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781104012397
ISBN-10: 1104012391
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780030096457
ISBN-10: 0030096456
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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CALEB WILLIAMS BY WILLIAM GODWIN
Caleb Williams By William Godwin (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780192812278
ISBN-10: 0192812270
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Caleb Williams Things as They Are
Caleb Williams Things As They Are (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780554057668
ISBN-10: 0554057662
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Caleb Williams  Things As They Are
Caleb Williams Things As They Are (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781604245554
ISBN-10: 1604245557
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Cloudesley
Cloudesley (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780217695701
ISBN-10: 0217695701
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Cloudesley A Tale Vol III
Cloudesley a Tale Vol III (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781103309306
ISBN-10: 1103309307
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Cloudesley by the Author of 'Caleb Williams'
Cloudesley By the Author of 'caleb Williams' (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781141400409
ISBN-10: 1141400405
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Cloudesley V3 A Tale
Cloudesley V3 a Tale [1830] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781104084127
ISBN-10: 1104084120
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Cloudesley  A Tale
Cloudesley a Tale [Volume 1] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781153329644
ISBN-10: 1153329646
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Damon and Delia
Damon and Delia (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780951106914
ISBN-10: 0951106910
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Damon and Delia A Tale
Damon and Delia a Tale (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781406903683
ISBN-10: 140690368X
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Damon and Delia Italian Letters Imogen [Collected novels and memoirs of William Godwin] (Other)
Das Unrecht an den Frauen oder Maria / Erinnerungen an Mary Wollstonecraft
Das Unrecht an Den Frauen Oder Maria / Erinnerungen an Mary Wollstonecraft [Die Frau in der Literatur] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783548302997
ISBN-10: 3548302998
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A Defence Of The Rockingham Party
A Defence of the Rockingham Party (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781419100857
ISBN-10: 1419100858
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Jack and the Beanstalk [Classics Illustrated] (Paperback)
Mandeville [Volume 2] (Paperback)
Memoirs of Wollstonecraft [Revolution and Romanticism, 1789-1834] (Paperback)
Political Justice 1793 [Revolution and Romanticism, 1789-1834] (Hardcover)
Transfusion [Volume 1] (Paperback)