A Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark and Memoirs of the Author of the Rights of Women

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In these two closely linked works – a go back and forth book and a biography of its writer – we witness a moving encounter between two of the most daring and original minds of the late eighteenth century: A Short Place of abode in Sweden is the record of Wollstonecraft’s last journey searching for happiness, into the remote and beautiful backwoods of Scandinavia. The quest for a lost treasure ship, the pain of a wrecked love affair, memories of the French Revolution, and the eager for some Golden Age, all shape this vivid narrative, which Richard Holmes argues is without doubt one of the neglected masterpieces of early English Romanticism.Memoirs is Godwin’s own account of Wollstonecraft’s life, written with passionate intensity a couple of weeks after her tragic death. Casting aside literary convention, Godwin creates an intimate portrait of his wife, startling in its candour and psychological truth. Received with outrage by friends and critics alike, and virtually suppressed for a century, it might probably now be recognized as one of the vital landmarks in the development of brand new biography.

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