![]() Facts have supplied the foundation of the whole”. It also assures the reader that the novel is, at least in part, “a picture of truth. This advertisement, signed “Speratus”, introduces both the novel and the author as new and revolutionary, remarking that the author “does not rest his hopes upon the indulgence due to the unripeness of his age, and limitedness of his experience”. On March 17, 1798, an advertisement appeared in The Weekly Magazine for the novel entitled Sky-Walk, or, The Man Unknown to Himself: An American Tale. Like Brown's other novels, Sky-Walk is an example of the American Gothic novel. The novel was subsequently lost, though Brown's later novel Edgar Huntly takes up the same themes as Sky-Walk, most notably, that of sleepwalking. It was started in 1797 and completed by March 1798, when an “Excerpt” was published in The Weekly Magazine of Original Essays, Fugitive Pieces, and Interesting Intelligence. Sky-Walk (alternatively Sky Walk, Skywalk, etc.) is the first completed novel by Charles Brockden Brown. ![]() ![]() Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. ![]() This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. ![]()
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