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The Adventures of Caleb Williams, or Things as They Are (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.
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- Author
- William Godwin
- First published
- 1832
- Pages
- 356
- Publisher
- Printed for B. Crosby, New English Library, Kessinger Publishing
- Editions
- 73
- Language
- English, French, German
- ISBN
- 9780192816214
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