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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 August 2011
      28 October 2010
      ISBN:
      9780511732072
      9781108018890
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511732072
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      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.35kg, 276 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, Social and Cultural Anthropology, European History after 1450, English Literature 1700-1830
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
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    Subjects:
    Literature, Social and Cultural Anthropology, European History after 1450, English Literature 1700-1830
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
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    Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) published this book, the last before her death in childbirth, in 1796. The twenty-five letters are an account of a daring wartime trip to Scandinavia to attempt to retrieve a stolen ship for her lover, the American adventurer Gilbert Imlay. Her letters describe the people and culture she encountered, as well as the beautiful natural surroundings she observed. But in addition to a travelogue these letters include political reflections on controversial topics such as prison reform, as well as revealing a very personal story of inner turmoil and dislocation. Wollstonecraft's letters were written at a difficult period in her life - she had recently attempted suicide - and their themes and emotional content influenced the Romantic poets of the following generation, even though the book's initial popularity waned after her death. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=wollma

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