Mary Shelley

by Muriel Spark

Book Overview

In this engrossing biography, acclaimed novelist Muriel Spark recreates Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's turbulent life and career and persuasively defends the enigmatic writer's place among the giants... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452009510
• ISBN13: 9780452009516
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Quintessential Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley biography

Muriel Spark is a captivating author in her fiction and takes you into the fascinating world of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Living in a rich period of history, mingling with the likes of Percy Shelley (her husband) and Lord Byron, Mary Shelley's life is incredible. Combined with the elegant writing of Muriel Spark, this is a must for women scholars and period studies. Really very good.