Book 2018

Valperga

7 readers

Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Published: 2018

Fiction
History
Condottieri
Guelfs and Ghibellines
Romans, nouvelles
Fiction, historical
Italy, fiction
Nobility

Originally published in 1823, Valperga is probably Mary Shelley's most neglected novel. Set in 14th-century Italy, it represents a merging of historical romance and the literature of sentiment. Incorporating intriguing feminist elements, this absorbing novel shows Shelley as a complex and intellectually astute thinker.