Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality

By Emily W. Sunstein

Book Overview

Winner of the Prize for Independent Scholars from the Modern Language AssociationNotable Book of the Year from The New York TimesDaughter of pioneer feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and radical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316822469
• ISBN13: 9780316822466
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Length: 489 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

interesting biography

This is a very thorough biography on Mary Shelley. I don't think, however, it is for everyone, since the language at times very academic and not for the layman. Nevertheless, Mary Shelley's turbulent,fascinating life with all her mistakes reads like fiction . Her emotional and intellectual journey to wholeness took many turns, and her genius shines clearly throughout the book.

Sound and reliable

Book arrived in very good condition after a bit of a wait - very decent service.

The best of both worlds

As someone who reads a lot of history and biographies, I find it a rare pleasure when a book is both authoritative and entertaining. I really enjoyed reading this, and found it wonderfully detailed.