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Mathilda
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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The finished draft of a short novel by Mary Shelley. Its adult theme, concerning a father’s incestuous love for his daughter and its consequences, meant that the manuscript was suppressed by Shelley’s own father.
The finished draft of a short novel by Mary Shelley. Its adult theme, concerning a father’s incestuous love for his daughter and its consequences, meant that the manuscript was suppressed by Shelley’s own father.
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The voice of affection was so new to me that I hung with delight upon his words when he told me what he had felt concerning me during these long years of apparent forgetfulness. "At first"—said he, "I could not bear to think of my poor little girl; but afterwards as grief wore off and hope again revisited me I could only turn to her, and amidst cities and desarts her little fairy form, such as I imagined it, for ever flitted before me. The northern breeze as it refreshed me was sweeter and more balmy for it seemed to carry some of your spirit along with it. I often thought that I would instantly return and take you along with me to some fertile island where we should live at peace for ever. As I returned my fervent hopes were dashed by so many fears; my impatience beca. . . Read More
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Matilda is a rather neglected little novella. Mary Shelley never saw it published in her lifetime because her father kept the manuscript. He refused to return it because he was horrified at the suggestions of incest in the relationship between Matilda and her father which echoed some of their own r
"يُعاني سُكان العالم من الآم كثيرة. في المُدن المُزدحمة، في السهول المحروثة، أو على جبال الصحاري، تُحرث بذور الألم في طبقات كثيفة، وإذا استطعنا انتزاع عُشبة واحدة فحسب من هذه الأعشاب البغيضة، أو أكثر، إذا نجحنا في حرث حبة قمح واحدة محلها، أو زرع زهرة جميلة واحدة، فليكن هذا دافعاً كافياً للرجوع عن ال
Language: Mary Shelley writes in a beautiful language. For the language of this novella, I would give full 5 Stars.
Story: It is a simple plot spread over a few pages. In fact it would have made a great short story if she had edited some of the passages. It is about the unnatural passion of a father