Godwin (William) Things as they are;
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or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams
London, for W. Simpkin & R. Marshal, 1816.
Fourth edition. 3 vols. 8vo. Half-titles. Contemporary calf, gilt.
Written as a call to end the abuse of power by what Godwin saw as a tyrannical government. Intended as a popularisation of the ideas presented in his 1793 treatise Political Justice, Godwin uses Caleb Williams to show how legal and other institutions can and do destroy individuals, even when the people the justice system touches are innocent of any crime.
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Internally very good; boards rather rubbed with some minor loss to heads of spines.
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