Godwin, William 1756-1836

Caleb Williams by William Godwin ( Book )
228 editions published between 1794 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 1,734 libraries worldwide
"Caleb Williams is the riveting account of a young man whose curiosity leads him to pry into a murder from the past. The first novel of crime and detection in English literature, Caleb Williams is also a powerful expose of the evils and inequities of the political and social system in 1790s Britain.".

Enquiry concerning political justice, with selections from Godwin's other writings by William Godwin ( Book )
63 editions published between 1793 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 1,017 libraries worldwide

Memoirs of the author of A vindication of the rights of woman by William Godwin ( Book )
86 editions published between 1798 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 856 libraries worldwide
A biography of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin from her birth to her death in 1797. Written by her husband William Godwin.

Thoughts on man his nature, productions, and discoveries by William Godwin ( Book )
5 editions published between 1831 and 2009 in English and held by 759 libraries worldwide

Godwin & Mary; letters of William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft by William Godwin ( Book )
20 editions published between 1966 and 1977 in English and held by 725 libraries worldwide

St. Leon a tale of the sixteenth century by William Godwin ( Book )
94 editions published between 1799 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 678 libraries worldwide
St Leon (1799), Godwin's second novel, is a work of challenging ambition. Like his first, Caleb Williams (1794), it is a confessional tale of obsession and spiralling pursuit. In St Leon the emphasis is on the individual's powerlessness in the face of momentous historical change. Set during the Protestant Reformation, St Leon tells the harrowing tale of an exiled French aristocrat who is given the secrets of the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life. His attempts to use these gifts to benefit humanity lead only to disaster. Plunged into self-destructive isolation, he wanders through the centres of European religious controversy, arousing fascination, suspicion, and social unrest wherever he goes. The text of this first paperback edition is based on the 'Bentley's Standard Novels' edition of 1831.

Of population; an enquiry concerning the power of increase in the numbers of mankind, being an answer to Mr. Malthus's essay on that subject by William Godwin ( Book )
26 editions published between 1820 and 1964 in English and French and held by 642 libraries worldwide

A most extraordinary pair : Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin by Jean Detre ( Book )
8 editions published between 1975 and 1983 in English and held by 541 libraries worldwide

Enquiry concerning political justice and its influence on morals and happiness by William Godwin ( Book )
49 editions published between 1796 and 2009 in English and Chinese and held by 527 libraries worldwide

The enquirer; reflections on education, manners, and literature in a series of essays by William Godwin ( Book )
27 editions published between 1797 and 1965 in English and Irish and held by 508 libraries worldwide