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Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
Mary Wollstonecraft
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Description for Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
Paperback. Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (1796) is both an arresting travel book and a personal memoir. In it Wollstonecraft describes the sublime landscape and the events and people she encounters. This edition includes reviews, additional letters, and documents on the background to the journey. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, one map. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1DNN; 1DNS; 3JF; BJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
'If ever there was a book calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book.' William Godwin, the author's future husband, was not alone in admiring Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, Wollstonecraft's most popular book during her lifetime. Not easy to categorize, it is both an arresting travel book and a moving exploration of her personal and political selves. Wollstonecraft set out for Scandinavia just two weeks after her first suicide attempt, on a mission from the lover whose affections she doubted, to recover ... Read more
'If ever there was a book calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book.' William Godwin, the author's future husband, was not alone in admiring Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, Wollstonecraft's most popular book during her lifetime. Not easy to categorize, it is both an arresting travel book and a moving exploration of her personal and political selves. Wollstonecraft set out for Scandinavia just two weeks after her first suicide attempt, on a mission from the lover whose affections she doubted, to recover ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199230631
SKU
V9780199230631
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Reviews for Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
This collection brings to life a radical writer.
Katie Toms, The Observer
Katie Toms, The Observer