“The index of an honest mind”: face value in Arthur Mervyn

1. In Charles Brockden Brown’s Arthur Mervyn; or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 (1799–1800), Dr. Stevens observes that “the face of Mervyn is the index of an honest mind. Calm or vehement, doubting or c...

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The Explicator
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2026-10-14
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https://doi.org/10.1080/00144940.2026.2746524
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American and British Literature Analysis
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“The index of an honest mind”: face value in Arthur Mervyn

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“The index of an honest mind”: face value in Arthur Mervyn

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1. In Charles Brockden Brown’s Arthur Mervyn; or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 (1799–1800), Dr. Stevens observes that “the face of Mervyn is the index of an honest mind. Calm or vehement, doubting or c...

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