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Maurice, Or The Fisher's Cot
Maurice, Or The Fisher's Cot: A Tale | Mary Shelley, Claire Tomalin
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In November 1997, a slight book sewn together with string was discovered in a palazzo in Italy. This was Maurice, the only children's story ever penned by Mary Shelley. Written two years after Frankenstein, Maurice is often read as a gloss of Shelley's personal family tragedies, bearing the same melancholy that distinguishes all of her works. As Claire Tomalin shows in her compelling introduction, it contributes greatly to the literary and biographical scholarship on this fascinating woman who was a significant writer in her own right as well as the wife of one of the world's greatest romantic poets.
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Maurice, or the Fisher's Cot: A Tale (American) | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Claire Tomalin
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I picked up this copy of the tagged book on my recent holiday.

In 1997, a small sewn manuscript of this lost Mary Shelley story was found in a palazzo in Italy. Well, that‘s enough for me right there ... SOLD. 😂😂 I sense a “Mary Shelley bio binge” in my near future.

Melissa_J I love the cover of the Shelley book! 6y
Reviewsbylola I have a fascination with Mary S too. 6y
saresmoore Ooh! Yes! 6y
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emilyhaldi Cool! I read Frankenstein recently and didn't love it...however, knowing that she wrote it at the age of 18 had me seriously impressed! What a tragic life she lived too ⚰️⚰️⚰️ (edited) 6y
batsy Yes...Mary Shelley bio binge 🙌🏽 6y
LeahBergen @Melissa_J Isn‘t it great? 6y
LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola @saresmoore @emilyhaldi @batsy Her life was so amazing and I feel like I need to read more about it. 6y
rubyslippersreads These both sound fascinating. 6y
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