Mary Shelley: A Very Short Introduction

by Charlotte Gordon and Dina Nayeri

Book Overview

bVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b

In 1816, when eighteen-year old Mary Godwin began writing Frankenstein, the idea that a woman could dream up such a tale was as far-fetched as raising a being from the dead. But Mary wasn't just any woman. The daughter of two notorious radicals, Mary had become an outcast from English society when she was only sixteen. A lifelong advocate for the rights of women, she refused to be governed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198869193
• ISBN13: 9780198869191
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.5" x 6.9"