Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman was written by William Godwin in the months after the death of his wife, Mary Wollstonecraft, in September 1797, and published early the next year. Short and painfully candid, it tells of her unhappy childhood, her work as a governess and writer, her years in revolutionary Paris, her affair with Gilbert Imlay and the daughter it produced, her attempts at suicide, her unconventional union with Godwin and her death eleven days after giving birth to the future Mary Shelley. Godwin meant it as a tribute; its honesty damaged her reputation for a century. It remains the primary source for her life. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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Is Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman in the public domain?
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What kind of book is Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman?
Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman by William Godwin is filed under "History" in the Vinteuil library.
