Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction and one of her best-known works. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft.
Books by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
3 books available
Mathilda
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Haunted by an unspeakable paternal love, Mathilda navigates a world that shuns her, forever scarred by the incestuous passion that shattered her innocence and isolated her from society.
The Last Man
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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In 2100, the last person alive after a global plague wanders a silent Earth, dealing with the horror of human extinction.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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A brilliant but reckless scientist's hubris unleashes a sentient, suffering creature upon the world, forcing both creator and creation into a tragic dance of rejection, revenge, and the profound question of what it means to be human.