"Chapter One"

This artifact is Samantha Kraeer's annotations in a copy of "Edgar Huntly" by Charles Brockden Brown.
The submitter provided the following about the artifact’s history:
Annotations made by Samantha Kraeer in a copy of "Edgar Huntly" by Charles Brockden Brown. Annotations made approximately September 2017.

Samantha Kraeer

Samantha Kraeer

Unpublished

Samantha Kraeer

English

2000-2024

annotation

unlined paper, pencil, printer ink, glue

None

<underlined> unreliable narrator <underlined>
repeats somewhat and at length to dese[ ]be

There is a line drawn from the annotation "unreliable narrator" to the line "I sit down". There are stars drawn in the margin by the lines "I sit down", "Yet am I sure", "to relate can be recalled", "incompatible with order", and "in proportion".

The following quotes from the book are underlined in pencil:
"I sit down, my friend, to comply with thy request."
"At length"
"I somewhat"
"imperfect close"
"In proportion as I gain power over words, shall I lose dominion over sentiment; in proportion as my tale is deliberate and slow, the"

Linguistic Text:
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C.B.B.
Chapter One
I sit down, my friend, to comply with thy request. At length does the impetuosity of my fears, the transports of my wonder permit me to recollect my promise and perform it.
At length am I somewhat delivered from suspense and from tremors. At the length the drama is brought to an imperfect close, and the series that events, that absorbed my faculties, that hurried away my attention, has terminated in repose.
Till now, to hold a steadfast pen was impossible; to disengage my senses from the scene that was passing or approaching; to forbear to grasp at futurity; to suffer so much thought to wander from the purpose which engrossed my fears and hopes, could not be.
Yet am I sure that even now my perturbations are sufficiently stilled for an employment like this? That the incidents I am going to relate can be recalled and arranged without indistinctness and confusion? That emotions will not be re-awakened by my narrative, incompatible with order and coherence? Yet when I shall be better qualified for this task I know not. Time may take away these headlong energies, and give me back my ancient sobriety: but this change will only be effected by weakening my remembrance of these events. In proportion as I gain power over words, shall I lose dominion over sentiment; in proportion as my tale is deliberate and slow, the

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Samantha Kraeer
04/05/18