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Pen-portraits of literary women

by Helen Gray Cone

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics24 chapters
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About this book

Explore the lives and works of remarkable literary women, from the Brontës to Mary Shelley, enriched with vivid backgrounds and personal insights that reveal their struggles, achievements, and enduring impact beyond their writings.

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24 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CONTENTS.
03PREFATORY NOTE.
04HANNAH MORE.1745-1833.
05HANNAH MORE.
06FRANCES BURNEY (MME. D’ARBLAY).1752-1840.
07FRANCES BURNEY (MME. D’ARBLAY).
08MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT (GODWIN).1759-1797.
09MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT (GODWIN).
10MARY W. GODWIN (SHELLEY).1797-1851.
11MARY W. GODWIN (SHELLEY).
12MARY LAMB.(1764-1847.)

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