Project Gutenberg 2005-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 1441 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft 1797 1851 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley, Mary W. Mathilda Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilda_(novella) David Starner, Cori Samuel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Mathilda" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a novelette written in the early 19th century. This deeply personal work draws on Shelley's own experiences and emotions, exploring themes of love, isolation, and complex family dynamics. The story follows Mathilda, a young woman grappling with her tragic history, particularly the incestuous love of her father, which shapes her solitude and despair. The opening of "Mathilda" introduces us to the protagonist as she reflects on her impending death and the solitude that envelops her. Set in a desolate landscape, Mathilda begins to write her tragic tale, revealing her troubled past interconnected with her father’s reckless life choices and emotional turmoil following her mother’s death. Through her introspection, readers learn about her fierce attachment to nature, her longing for companionship, and her father's profound influence on her life—contrasted with his emotional absence. This establishes a foundation for Mathilda’s complex relationship with her father, hinting at the deeper themes of familial love and the struggles of individual identity that will unfold as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Guilt -- Fiction Incest -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 334306 2025-08-06T13:11:22.496698 text/html 339645 2022-09-25T03:50:10 text/html 214458 2025-08-06T13:11:29.974676 application/epub+zip 214275 2025-08-06T13:11:25.113692 application/epub+zip 205324 2025-08-06T13:11:23.957688 application/epub+zip 356584 2025-08-06T13:11:33.625620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330857 2025-08-06T13:11:29.255672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305799 2022-09-29T15:00:26.736647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288894 2025-08-06T13:11:21.708699 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288680 2022-09-25T03:49:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18886 2025-08-06T13:11:33.760589 application/rdf+xml 11222 2025-08-06T13:11:24.460661 image/jpeg 3086 2025-08-06T13:11:24.208641 image/jpeg 112333 2022-09-25T03:50:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 121171 2022-09-25T03:50:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 188006 2025-08-06T13:11:22.524670 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia