Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810)
A Quaker, he is considered America’s first important novelist. His Gothic fiction depicts Philadelphia life and inspired Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. As an author, editor, and historian, he ad-dressed women’s rights, slavery, and political issues. Born nearby.
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