The Passions of Mary Wollstonecraft by Wendy Louise Bardsley - 9780413777867
Methuen Publishing Ltd
The Passions of Mary WollstonecraftA Novel\nAuthor(s): Wendy Louise Bardsley\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Methuen Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780413777867, 978-0413777867\nSynopsis\nIn her excellent new novel, Wendy Louise Bardsley takes the reader on a journey from Yorkshire to London, Wales, and Paris, as she explores the remarkable life of Mary Wollstonecroft. As a young woman, Mary copes with a bullying father, a subjugated mother, sees young friends die in childbirth and from tuberculosis. And whilst her elder brother Ned follows an unfettered path to a career as a lawyer, Mary is deprived of a formal education. All of these experiences combine to shape Mary's ideals for the improvement of the lot of women, a subject she pursues passionately throughout her adult life. Determined to improve her mind, Mary reads, writes and associates with learned men of the day. Through her writing Mary meets publisher Joseph Johnson, who introduces.
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