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pp. 374, “In this absorbing biography, the Hooblers, historians and children’s authors (The American Family Albums), chronicle the turbulent life of Mary Shelley (17971851), author of the classic gothic novel, Frankenstein. They open with a moving sketch of the life of her famous mother, feminist rebel writer Mary Wollstonecraft, who died 11 days after giving birth to Mary. Sixteen-year-old Mary eloped to France, in 1814, with the freethinking Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Effectively surrounded by egotistical and rapacious “monsters” such as Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, a new mother at 19, penned the tale of Frankenstein in response to a challenge set by Byron to guests at his Swiss villa. The Hooblers amply relate how the themes of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece correspond to her life.”Previous owners inscription on FEP
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| ISBN | 0316000787 | |
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| Published Date | 2007 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | New York | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | Special Literature | |
| Authors: | Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler | |
| Publisher: | Back Bay Books |
pp. 374, “In this absorbing biography, the Hooblers, historians and children’s authors (The American Family Albums), chronicle the turbulent life of Mary Shelley (17971851), author of the classic gothic novel, Frankenstein. They open with a moving sketch of the life of her famous mother, feminist rebel writer Mary Wollstonecraft, who died 11 days after giving birth to Mary. Sixteen-year-old Mary eloped to France, in 1814, with the freethinking Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Effectively surrounded by egotistical and rapacious “monsters” such as Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, a new mother at 19, penned the tale of Frankenstein in response to a challenge set by Byron to guests at his Swiss villa. The Hooblers amply relate how the themes of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece correspond to her life.”Previous owners inscription on FEP
| Weight | 0.85 kg |
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