Mary Shelley
by Helen Edmundson

Mary Shelley Book Cover
Mary Shelley Cover

Synopsis

Mary Shelley: daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft; lover of Shelley; author of Frankenstein'

Helen Edmundson's compelling play explores a crucial episode in the early life of Mary Shelley - her meeting and scandalous elopement aged sixteen with Percy Bysshe Shelley, and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and above all, her troubled father, the political philosopher William Godwin.

'Gripping... without ever reducing Mary Shelley to an issue drama, Edmundson suggests the destructive nature of a life lived without compromise' The Times

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 9 total roles, 7 female and 2 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
2012
ISBN 10
1848422571
ISBN 13
9781848422575
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
96 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCCN
2012429493
LCC
PR6055.D65 M37 2012
DCC
822/.914
eISBN 13
9781780010991
Print
Mary Shelley is a British historical play written by and published by Nick Hern Books in London, 2012. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781848422575 and an ISBN-10 of 1848422571.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books with an ISBN-13 of 9781780010991.

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