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Valperga: or, the Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca

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3.1 out of 5
Based on 29 Ratings and 7 Reviews

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Not reprinted since its first edition, Mary Shelley's second novel is sure to be a major discovery of the Mary Shelley bicentenary of 1997. The novel's lack of success as a follow-up to Frankenstein was the result of its subject matter and unconventional approach to the genre of historical fiction, attributes that can only delight the twentieth-century reader. Shelley's mastery of the int... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingHardcover (30 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages480
ISBN-100195108817
ISBN-13978-0195108811
Publication Date01/08/1998
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About Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Author) : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was a published adapter, author, creator, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley... more
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About Stuart Curran (Editor, Foreword) : Stuart Curran is a published editor and a narrator. Published credits of Stuart Curran include Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Valperga: or, the Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucc... more
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