Title | : | Mathilda |
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Author | : | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
Release | : | 2016-04-01 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Paranormal Romance, Books, Romance |
Size | : | 452785 |
A Banned Tale of Despair “To bestow on your fellow men is a Godlike attribute. So indeed it is and as such not one fit for mortality;-the giver, like Adam and Prometheus, must pay the penalty of rising above his nature by being the martyr of his own excellence.” - Mathilda, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Mary Shelley's tale of young lonely girl who desperately wishes for a relationship with her absent father. When he finally returns after 15 years, Mathilda finds that his interest in her is beyond tragic. This novella is a perfect example of the period of Romantic literature and is filled with obsession, betrayal and crushing sadness. |