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Apr 1, 2013 · Mary Shelley: A Biography. Paperback – April 1, 2013. by Muriel Spark (Author) 5. See all formats and editions. Painting a portrait of a gothic icon, this biography recounts Mary Shelley’s dramatic life, from her youth and turbulent marriage to her career as writer and editor.
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- 1987
- Allene Stuart Phy, Muriel Spark
- Muriel Spark
Mary Shelley by Muriel Spark – review. Muriel Spark's biography of Mary Shelley keeps its focus on the woman herself and refuses to be distracted by the celebrities in her life....
Jan 1, 1987 · Muriel Spark. 3.64. 208 ratings27 reviews. In this engrossing biography, acclaimed novelist Muriel Spark recreates Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's turbulent life and career and persuasively defends the enigmatic writer's place among the giants of literary history.
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- Muriel Spark
Mar 22, 2013 · Here the great twentieth-century novelist Muriel Spark paints a portrait of a gothic icon. First published in 1951, this remarkable biography, reissued with previously unpublished material,...
Apr 1, 2013 · Product Details. About the Author. Muriel Spark was an award-winning Scottish novelist and poet, whose works include The Abbess of Crewe, A Far Cry from Kensington, The Finishing School, and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. She was also the editor of Poetry Review, a Dame of the British Empire, and a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.
- $17.99
- 9781.8B
- Carcanet Press, Limited
- 04/01/2013
The story Muriel Spark tells of Mary Shelley is of someone who is, while the subject of the biography, nonetheless and perhaps paradox-ically, always hovering in the wings, rather than appearing centre stage.
Muriel Spark. Dutton, 1987 - Biography & Autobiography - 248 pages. Traces the life of Mary Shelley, describes her relationship with her poet husband, and discusses her own literary...
