The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft by Claire Tomalin

[nwhyte]

This was the biography that put Tomalin on the map; I had previously enjoyed her Samuel Pepys and Jane Austen, and this did not disappoint either. I must admit that I knew very little about Wollstonecraft other than that she wrote the Vindication of the Rights of Women and then died giving birth to Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. But I

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[webcowgirl]

I wrote my master's thesis on her writings; I think maybe I ought to read this biography. And I ought to go by the gravestone.

[saare_snowqueen]

That's a wonderful little graveyard; an oasis of peace and quiet in a chaotic neighbourhood.

[nwhyte]

The biography has been out since 1974, so you quite possibly read it during your Masters - but it's well worth returning to. And the graveyard is surprisingly tranquil considering its localtion.

[jusummerhayes]

So much of our past seems to be lost to new media. Thanks for shining a light on a wonderful life, if not cut short by a tragic death.

Peace

Ju.

_/\_

[saare_snowqueen]

I love Claire Tomalin's work. I first encountered her nuanced writing with 'An Invisible Woman' when I was living in London in the 1980's and 90's. Much prefer her writing to the over-dramatized and sensationalizing Phillipa Gregory.