Mathilda Paperback 1726476812 9781726476812 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

<b>This is a Brand New book in excellent condition.</b><br><p></p><ul><li>Format: Paperback</li><li>Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley</li><li>ISBN10: 1726476812</li><li>ISBN13: 9781726476812</li></ul><br> <p>Mathilda, or Matilda, is the second long work of fiction of Mary Shelley, written between August 1819 and February 1820 and first published posthumously in 1959. It deals with common Romantic themes of incest and suicide. In Mathilda, the title character narrates from her deathbed the tragic story of her life. Having lost her mother at birth, her father leaves her in the care of a cold aunt and disappears for 16 years. He returns, only to eventually confess a shocking secret that tears both of them apart forever.</p>