Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft 1797-1851 creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Mathilda" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a novella written between 1819 and 1820. Narrating from her deathbed, a young woman reveals the dark secret behind her isolation: her father's confession of incestuous love and his subsequent suicide. Written during Shelley's own profound grief after losing two children, this Gothic tale explores forbidden desire, guilt, and emotional withdrawal. The story follows Mathilda's lonely existence and her friendship with the poet Woodville, who cannot prevent her tragic decline. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilda_(novella) Release date is 2005-03-02 David Starner, Cori Samuel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Guilt -- Fiction Incest -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15238 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15238 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133346.0 15238