Project Gutenberg 2005-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 406 Wollstonecraft, Mary 1759 1797 Cresswick, Mr. Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft Mary: A Fiction E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Janet Blenkinship, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) "Mary: A Fiction" by Mary Wollstonecraft is a novel written in the late 18th century. The story centers on Mary, a young woman navigating a challenging life marked by familial indifference and societal expectations. As her relationships unfold, the narrative delves into themes of personal autonomy, compassion, and the disillusionment with traditional gender roles. The opening of the novel introduces Mary as the daughter of a fashionable yet indifferent mother, Eliza, and reveals the shortcomings of her upbringing. Set against a backdrop of opulence that breeds superficiality, Mary's early experiences are defined by a lack of emotional connection and a quest for genuine fulfillment. As she grows, she grapples with her own sensibilities, often finding solace in nature and personal reflection amidst familial neglect. The text sets up a poignant exploration of Mary's inner world, hinting at her future struggles with love, loss, and the search for purpose in a society that seems to stifle individuality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Autobiographical fiction Feminist fiction Women -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 174246 2025-08-07T06:42:16.259346 text/html 176092 2020-12-12T06:41:31 text/html 140476 2025-08-07T06:42:22.112330 application/epub+zip 142188 2025-08-07T06:42:18.969335 application/epub+zip 124636 2025-08-07T06:42:17.890364 application/epub+zip 271127 2025-08-07T06:42:24.393340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259575 2025-08-07T06:42:21.444337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193466 2022-09-08T04:55:41.732168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156713 2025-08-07T06:42:15.895362 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156397 2020-12-12T06:41:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156404 2020-12-12T06:41:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20463 2025-08-07T06:42:24.522301 application/rdf+xml 14081 2025-08-07T06:42:18.373315 image/jpeg 3686 2025-08-07T06:42:18.129329 image/jpeg 60632 2020-12-12T06:41:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 65317 2020-12-12T06:41:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 60636 2020-12-12T06:41:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 138733 2025-08-07T06:42:16.274353 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