"Mathilda" is a novella written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the English author best known for her iconic work, "Frankenstein." "Mathilda" was composed in 1819-1820 but was not published during Shelley's…

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This volume sheds light on contemporary perception of William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, a biographically and intellectually compelling literary family of the Romantic period

From the author of Frankenstein, this is a tale of a father’s incestuous love for his daughter, his suicide, and the daughter’s reaction. It isn’t strictly autobiographical but the three…

A Study Guide for Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions…

Features explanations of themes, motifs, and symbols, analyses of characters and quotes, plot summaries and analysis, an exploration of historical context, and facts and potential essay topics.

His fancy only paused, when he would force it to adorn with beauty vice, death, and misery, when disguised by a kingly robe, by the trappings of a victorious army…

Frankenstein is the classic of gothic horror novels written, said Shelley to curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart.“ Victor Frankenstein, obsessed with the idea of creating…