Mary Wollstonecraft: 'Mary Maria' and Mary Shelley: 'Matilda'

by Janet Todd (Editor)

Overview

"Brings together the pwerful works of a mother/daughter combination... These novels will prove a foundation for any college-level course on literature and feminism."
—The Bookwatch
"A gripping tale of incestuous desire... vitalized by the powerful evocation of nature and the bolder passions of full-blown Romanticism."
—Belles Lettres
This volume for the first time brings together three extraordinary works of fiction by Mary Wollstonecraft, generally recognized as the mother of the feminist movement, and Mary Shelley.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814792520
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	03/01/1992
Series:	Women's Classics Series
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Janet Todd's most recent book is Mary Wollstonecraft. She is Professor of English at the University of East Anglia.

Editorial Reviews

This volume brings together three extraordinary works of fiction by Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), generally recognized as the mother of the feminist movement (and wife of William Godwin), and her daughter, Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein (and wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley). Edited with an introduction and notes by Janet Todd. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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