Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist best known for her iconic work "Frankenstein." Born in 1797, she was the daughter of philosopher William Godwin and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. Shelley's groundbreaking novel, published in 1818, laid the foundation for modern science fiction. Her life was marked by personal tragedy and literary achievement, and she contributed significantly to Romantic literature alongside her husband, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Book summaries for books written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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I had been struck by the beauty of the fortifications, and the perfect order that reigned in this little world, but I was shocked beyond expression at the sight that now met my eyes.
Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted.
Man! Thou art insatiate monster!
There is something in the decay of nature that awakens thought, even in the most trifling mind.
The past is a riddle to me; I know not how I existed before.
I have a right to happiness, and I will seize it.
What do we here, if we are not to be happy?
The world, the universe, shall be mine!
But the heart of man is a vile thing, and if left to itself, sinks willingly into the abyss of corruption.
In the society of those I loved, I should forget my sorrows.
I am now alone, and there is no one to love me.
The solitude of the world has pressed upon my heart, and I have found no sympathy.