First Sentence:
IN AN INTRODUCTION to an edition of Mary Shelley's Tales and Stories in 1891, Richard Garnett observed that "in these little tales [Mary Shelley] is her perfect self, and the reader will find not only the entertainment of interesting fiction, but a fair picture of the mind...of a lonely, thwarted, misunderstood woman, who could seldom do herself justice, and whose precise place in the contemporary constellation of genius remains to be determined.
Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
plate entitled
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs):
(learn more)
Mary Shelley, Sir Peter, Sir Richard, Count Fabian, Madame de Marville, Beech Grove, Lord Reginald, Monna Gegia, Count Eboli, Evil Eye, Santa Chiara, The Keepsake, Invisible Girl, Lady Hythe, Prince Mondolfo, Princess Dashkhoff, Ave Maria, London Magazine, Lord Eversham, Rocca Giovane, Roger Dodsworth, Sir Knight, Virginia Water, Charles Heath, Monsieur de Marville
New!
Books on Related Topics |
Concordance
|
Text Stats
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover |
Table of Contents |
First Pages |
Back Cover |
Surprise Me!