Project Gutenberg 2007-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 322 Wollstonecraft, Mary 1759 1797 Cresswick, Mr. Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, William 1756 1836 Baldwin, Edward Posthumous Works of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net and the booksmiths at http://www.eBookForge.net HTML file revised by David Widger "Posthumous Works of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" is a literary collection published in the late 18th century, featuring unfinished writings by Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. The opening volume includes a fragment titled "The Wrongs of Woman: or, Maria," which addresses the plight of women in a patriarchal society and examines themes of maternal loss, oppression, and the quest for personal liberation. The narrative revolves around the character Maria, who is imprisoned and separated from her child, exploring her emotional turmoil and desire for freedom. At the start of the book, Maria sits in her dreary prison, overwhelmed by anguish and memories of her infant child, whose absence haunts her. The narrative quickly delves into her despair and determination to escape her confinement and unite with her child. The text is rich with emotional reflection and social criticism, highlighting the broader struggles faced by women and the injustices perpetuated by societal norms. As Maria grapples with her circumstances, she becomes increasingly aware of her oppressed status as a woman, leading her to seek not only personal freedom but also a voice against the systemic injustices faced by her gender. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797 -- Correspondence Women's rights -- Early works to 1800 Women -- Social and moral questions -- Early works to 1800 Authors, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence Feminists -- Great Britain -- Correspondence Feminism -- Literary collections PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 1387244 2025-06-09T15:40:28.337636 text/html 1461242 2018-05-04T14:05:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 27233746 2018-05-04T14:05:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 29592637 2025-06-09T15:45:40.717702 application/epub+zip 28900452 2025-06-09T15:42:01.288705 application/epub+zip 635964 2025-06-09T15:40:36.139593 application/epub+zip 276441456 2025-06-09T15:47:35.296758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275757070 2025-06-09T15:43:22.188888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 817505 2022-09-11T04:26:48.354698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560491 2025-06-09T15:40:20.275696 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 560199 2007-10-29T08:38:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 212556 2007-10-29T08:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 560192 2007-10-29T08:38:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212519 2007-10-29T08:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23190 2025-06-09T15:47:38.657669 application/rdf+xml 25827 2025-06-09T15:40:37.082591 image/jpeg 4723 2025-06-09T15:40:36.659608 image/jpeg 27531379 2025-06-09T15:40:30.650633 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 en.wikipedia