Person Detail: Charles Brockden Brown

General Information:
Full Name: Charles Brockden Brown
Biography: (1771-1810) Writer. Charles Brockden Brown is considered the first professional American novelist. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and lived in New York City for a few years. He belonged to the "Friendly Club," an intellectual, political group. Mr. Brown was the nephew of Ann Eliza Bleecker. Mr. Brown went on to become the leading writer of Gothic Fiction.
Author's Timeline:
1771		(Unknown) County Charles Brockden Brown was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 17, 1771.
1797		New York County Mr. Brown moved to New York City in 1797, but returned to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1802.
1810		(Unknown) County Charles Brockden Brown died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 22, 1810.
1798		(Unknown) County Wieland, or the Transformation (Pub: H. Caritat ISBN: ) Novel.
1810		(Unknown) County Charles Brockden Brown was interred at Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A cenotaph in his memory was erected in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1799		(Unknown) County Ormond: Or, The Secret Witness Novel.
1799		(Unknown) County Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs Of The Year 1793 (Pub: H. Maxwell & Co. ISBN: ) Novel.
1801		(Unknown) County Jane Talbot Novel.
1799		(Unknown) County Edgar Huntly: Or, Memoirs Of A Sleep-Walker (Pub: H. Maxwell ISBN: ) Novel.
1801		(Unknown) County Clara Howard: In A Series Of Letters Novel.