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Book SynopsisCharles Brockden Brown (1771–1810) was a key writer of the revolutionary era and early U.S. republic, known for his landmark novels and other writings in a variety of genres. The Collected Writings of Charles Brockden Brown presents all of Brown’s non-novelistic writings—letters, political pamphlets, fictions, periodical writings, historical writings, and poety—in a seven-volume scholarly set. This series’ volumes are edited to the highest scholarly standards and will bear the seal of the Modern Language Association Committee on Scholarly Editions (MLA-CSE).
The American Register and Other Writings, 1807–1810, volume 6 of the series, assembles and presents for the first time Charles Brockden Brown’s writing from the final years of his life, including from his magisterial periodical project, the American Register. In this semi-annual periodical, Brown narrates the tumultuous political events of the United States and Europe amidst the Napoleonic Wars. In addition to providing the complete text of the “Prefaces” and “Annals” from the five volumes of the American Register, this volume also includes other late periodical writing by Brown and his prospectus for the unpublished “A System of General Geography.” Each edited text provides detailed information concerning publication history, provenance, and attribution, along with extensive scholarly annotation. A Historical Essay provides detailed contextualization of the geopolitical affairs in which Brown’s writing is steeped. A Textual Essay offers full bibliographical information and context for each edited text and explains editorial protocols for the volume.
Table of ContentsPart I. Prefaces to the American Register (1807–1809)
“Preface,” American Register 1 (1807): iii–iv.
“Preface,” American Register 2 (1808): iii–iv.
“Preface,” American Register 3 (1808): iii–iv.
“Preface,” American Register 4 (1809): iii–iv.
“Preface,” American Register 5 (1809): iii–iv.
Part II. Annals of the American Register (1807–1809)
“Annals of Europe and America,” American Register 1 (1807): 3–79.
“Annals of Europe and America,” American Register 2 (1808); 3–104.
“Annals of Europe and America,” American Register 3 (1808): 3–93.
“Annals of Europe,” American Register 4 (1809): 3–30.
“Annals of America,” American Register 5 (1809): 1–84.
Part III. Writing for the Port Folio (1809–1810)
“The Scribbler, No. I,” Port Folio 7, no. 1 (January 1809): 55–59; repr. n.s. 1, no. 1 (1809): 57–60.
“The Scribbler, No. II,” Port Folio 1, no. 2 (February 1809): 162–68.
“The Scribbler, No. III,” Port Folio 1, no. 4 (April 1809): 338–42.
“The Scribbler, No. IV,” Port Folio 1, no. 5 (May 1809): 421–24.
“The Scribbler, No. V,” Port Folio 2, no. 1 (July 1809): 29–34.
“The Scribbler, No. VI,” Port Folio 2, no. 2 (August 1809): 124–26.
“Sketch of the Life of General Horatio Gates,” Port Folio 2, no. 5 (November 1809): 383–90.
“Sketch of the Life of General Horatio Gates,” Port Folio 2, no. 6 (December 1809): 481–84.
“Sketch of the Life of General Horatio Gates,” Port Folio 3, no. 2 (February 1810): 102–8.
Part IV. Miscellaneous Writing (1800–1809)
“The Scribbler.—No. I,” Commercial Advertiser 3, no. 887 (August 12, 1800): 2.
“The Scribbler.—No. II,” Commercial Advertiser 3, no. 888 (August 13, 1800): 2.
“The Scribbler.—No. III,” Commercial Advertiser 3, no. 889 (August 14, 1800): 2.
“The Scribbler.— No. IV,” Commercial Advertiser 3, no. 890 (August 15, 1800): 2.
“The Scribbler.—No. V,” Commercial Advertiser 3, no. 891 (August 16, 1800): 2.
“Communication,” Relf’s Philadelphia Gazette (October 15, 1808): 3.
“Mr Ogilvie's Lectures,” Poulson’s (October 18, 1808): 3.
“Communication,” Poulson’s (October 20, 1808): 3.
“For the Aurora,” Aurora General Advertiser (October 22, 1808): 3.
“For the American Daily Advertiser,” Poulson’s (October 22, 1808): 2.
“Communication,” Poulson’s (October 22, 1808): 3.
“A System of General Geography,” [Prospectus] (1809).
Illustrations
Historical Essay
Textual Essay
