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Charlotte Gordon explores the writing that made Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley famous: Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women and Shelley's Frankenstein.

Juliet Aubrey and Ellie Kendrick read Charlotte Gordon's biography of the extraordinary lives of the pioneering feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft and her novelist daughter, Mary Shelley. Today's episode explores the writing that made them famous; Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women and Shelley's Frankenstein.

Abridged by Sara Davies
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

15 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Juliet Aubrey
Reader Ellie Kendrick
Author Charlotte Gordon
Abridger Sara Davies
Producer Elizabeth Allard

Broadcasts

  • Tue 11 Aug 2015 09:45
  • Wed 12 Aug 2015 00:30

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