William Godwin (1756 - 1836) was an English novelist. Godwin is most famous for Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams, which attacks aristocratic privilege, but also is the first mystery novel. Godwin wrote prolifically in the genres of novels, history and demography throughout his lifetime. In this book: Lives of the Necromancers (1834) Memoirs of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1798) Thoughts on Man, his Nature, Productions, and Discoveries, Interspersed with some particulars respecting the author (1831) Things as They Are; or The Adventures of Caleb Williams (often abbreviated to Caleb Williams) (1794) Imogen, a pastoral romance from the ancient British, (1784)"