| Maria: The Wrongs of Woman Contributor(s): Wollstonecraft, Mary (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798733916064 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2021 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.31 lbs) 102 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: ABODES OF HORROR have frequently been described, and castles, filled with spectres and chimeras, conjured up by the magic spell of genius to harrow the soul, and absorb the wondering mind. But, formed of such stuff as dreams are made of, what were they to the mansion of despair, in one corner of which Maria sat, endeavouring to recall her scattered thoughts! Surprise, astonishment, that bordered on distraction, seemed to have suspended her faculties, till, waking by degrees to a keen sense of anguish, a whirlwind of rage and indignation roused her torpid pulse. One recollection with frightful velocity following another, threatened to fire her brain, and make her a fit companion for the terrific inhabitants, whose groans and shrieks were no unsubstantial sounds of whistling winds, or startled birds, modulated by a romantic fancy, which amuse while they affright; but such tones of misery as carry a dreadful certainty directly to the heart. What effect must they then have produced on one, true to the touch of sympathy, and tortured by maternal apprehension! |