Falkner: A Novel
Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
When six-year-old orphan Elizabeth Raby saves Rupert Falkner from suicide, he adopts her and raises her as his own.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
When six-year-old orphan Elizabeth Raby saves Rupert Falkner from suicide, he adopts her and raises her as his own.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature from different body parts in an unorthodox experiment.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
This work chronicles two journeys: a daring elopement across Europe in 1814 and a fateful summer at Lake Geneva in 1816 that inspired "Frankenstein".
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
Part of a larger encyclopedia aimed at Britain's self-educating middle class, these volumes profile important French writers and thinkers from the 14th to 18th centuries.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Intermediate
Written primarily by Mary Shelley, this volume profiles French writers and thinkers from the 14th to 18th centuries.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
When Lord Lodore dies in a duel, he leaves behind his daughter Ethel and estranged wife Cornelia to navigate a web of legal, financial, and familial challenges.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Intermediate
After Lord Lodore dies in a duel, his wife Cornelia and daughter Ethel must navigate a maze of legal, financial, and family challenges.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Intermediate
When Lord Lodore dies in a duel, his wife and daughter must navigate the wreckage he leaves behind.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Intermediate
Narrating from her deathbed, a young woman reveals the dark secret behind her isolation: her father's confession of incestuous love and his subsequent suicide.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
The opening portion of the text begins with Mary Shelley's preface, where she expresses her duty to present a definitive collection of her husband's works.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Intermediate
Based on Ovid's tale of Proserpine's abduction by Pluto, this blank verse drama reimagines the ancient myth from a feminist perspective, emphasizing the bond between mother Ceres and daughter Proserpine.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Intermediate
This work chronicles Shelley's journeys through Europe with her son and his university friends, returning to Italy where she had lived with her late husband and lost two children.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
This final published work chronicles Shelley's European journeys with her son and his friends, revisiting Italy where she had lived with her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
At the start of the collection, the introduction delves into Mary Shelley's literary reputation, suggesting it is often overshadowed by her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley’s fame.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
Set after the Battle of Bosworth, it follows the fate of a young man claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, the supposedly murdered son of King Edward IV.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
Set in the picturesque backdrop of the Kingdom of Naples, the story explores themes of love, conflict, and social status as it follows the lives of Prince Ludovico and his tumultuous familial relationships, particularly with his father, Prince Fernando.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
Set in late 21st-century Europe, the story follows humanity's struggle as a devastating plague sweeps across the globe, threatening extinction.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
Set during medieval Italy's wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines, it follows the real fourteenth-century despot Castruccio Castracani as his armies threaten the fortress of Valperga.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
Set during the wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines in fourteenth-century Italy, the story follows the real historical figure Castruccio Castracani, a despot who conquers territories including Florence.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Intermediate
Set during the wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines in early fourteenth-century Italy, it follows the real historical figure Castruccio Castracani, a despot who becomes lord of Lucca.
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