Charles Brockden Brown was an American novelist, historian, and editor of the Early National period.
Brown is regarded by some scholars as the most important American novelist before James Fenimore Cooper. Wikipedia
Born: January 17, 1771, Philadelphia, PA
Died: February 22, 1810 (age 39 years), Philadelphia, PA
Parents: Elijah Brown
Partner: Elizabeth Linn Brown
Genre: Gothic fiction
Notable works: Wieland (1798); Edgar Huntly (1799); Arthur Mervyn (1800)