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St. Leon 

a Tale of the Sixteenth Century 

by

William Godwin

St. Leon: a Tale of the Sixteenth Century

(1799)
A novel by

William Godwin

 

"St Leon" (1799), Godwin's second novel, is a work of challenging ambition. Like his first, "Caleb Williams" (1794), it is a confessional tale of obsession and spiralling pursuit. In "St Leon" the emphasis is on the individual's powerlessness in the face of momentous historical change. Set during the Protestant Reformation, the novel tells the harrowing tale of an exiled French aristocrat who is given the secrets of the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life. His attempts to use these gifts to benefit humanity lead only to disaster. Plunged into self-destructive isolation, he wanders through the centres of European religious controversy, arousing fascination, suspicion, and social unrest wherever he goes. The text of this paperback edition is based on the Bentley's Standard Novels edition of 1831.
 
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Hardback Editions

June 1974 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0404544053Title: St Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
Author(s): William Godwin
ISBN: 0-404-54405-3 / 978-0-404-54405-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Ams Pr Inc
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Paperback Editions

February 2006 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 1551115387Title: St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century (Broadview Editions)
Author(s): William Godwin
ISBN: 1-55111-538-7 / 9781551115382 (USA edition)
Publisher: Broadview Press
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June 2004 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 1419148729Title: St. Leon
Author(s): William Godwin
ISBN: 1-4191-4872-9 / 978-1-4191-4872-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
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May 1994 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0192828339Title: St. Leon (World's Classics)
Author(s): William Godwin
ISBN: 0-19-282833-9 / 978-0-19-282833-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
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Other Editions

1972 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: 0405008023Title: St. Leon;: A tale of the sixteenth century (Gothic novels)
Author(s): William Godwin
ISBN: 0-405-00802-3 / 978-0-405-00802-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Arno Press
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