William Godwin: Philosopher, Novelist, Revolutionary

Basing his work on extensive published and unpublished materials, Peter Marshall has written a comprehensive study of this flamboyant and fascinating figure. The picture of Godwin that emerges is one of a complex man and a subtle and revolutionary thinker. In the final analysis, Godwin stands forth not only as a rare example of a man who excelled in both philosophy and literature but as one of the great humanists in the Western tradition.

John Clark is an eco-communitarian anarchist theorist and activist. He lives and works in New Orleans. He is the author or editor of a dozen books, most recently The Impossible Community: Realizing Communitarian Anarchism. Peter Marshall is a historian, philosopher, travel writer, and poet. He has written or edited sixteen books, which have been translated into as many different languages.