The Idea of Being Free: A Mary Hays Reader

by Mary Hays

Mary Hays (1759-1843) is often best remembered for her early revolutionary novels The Memoirs of Emma Courtneyand The Victim of Prejudice. In this collection, however, Gina Luria Walker reveals the extraordinary range of Hays's oeuvre. The selections are mainly from Hays's non-fiction writings, including letters, life-writing, political commentary, and essays. The extracts demonstrate her importance as an advanced and innovative thinker, philosophical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155111559X
• ISBN13: 9781551115597
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Broadview Press Inc
• Length: 343 Pages