Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist by Charles Brockden Brown is an unfinished gothic novel serving as a sequel to Wieland. Told as a first-person memoir, it traces Carwin's early life from humble origins on a Pennsylvania farm to his education under the enigmatic Ludloe. Carwin discovers his extraordinary gift of biloquism—the ability to throw his voice—and becomes entangled in Ludloe's shadowy secret society with utopian ambitions. As he grows wary of Ludloe's mysterious designs, Carwin plots his escape to America. Exploring manipulation, secrecy, and power, this haunting fragment remains a landmark of early American gothic fiction.
