Book description
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have
transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have
inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened,
outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and
destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers,
pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and
helped make us who we are. Mary Wollstonecraft (1759 - 97) was an
educationalist and feminist writer. Part of the radical set that
included Blake and Fuseli, her relationship with William Godwin and the
birth of their child - Mary Shelley - outside of marraige caused great
scandal after her death.
