Frankenstein is one of the most popular classroom texts in high school and college, and Shelley's other works are attracting renewed attention. This reference is a comprehensive guide to her life and career. Included are hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries about her works, friends, relatives, residences, fictional characters, allusions, and more. Mary Shelley has only recently emerged from the shadows of her famous parents, Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, and that of her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Today, Frankenstein (1818, 1831) is one of the most popular classroom texts in high school and college, and Mary Shelley's other works are attracting renewed attention. These works reveal much about the Romantic literary period and Shelley's ongoing development as a writer. In addition to her novels, Shelley wrote short stories, poems, and dramas. These texts illustrate the difficulties of a shifting literary marketplace, while her travel writings illuminate her rich personal experiences and keen intellect. This reference is a comprehensive guide to her life and career. Included are hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries about her works, friends, relatives, residences, fictional characters, allusions, and more. Some entries briefly identify and contextualize their topics, while others offer more extensive discussions. Many entries cite sources of further information, and the volume closes with a bibliography. The work is fully cross-referenced and includes a detailed index and an appendix that discusses the sources of Shelley's quotations.
This intriguing book brings together the most time-honored arts of prediction: moon magic, astrology (both Chinese and Western interpretations) and palmistry, and explains them in a simple-to-understand way.
This new book delves into the mysterious arts of tarot, I Ching, and casting runes. Using knowledge that has been passed down through generations, this guide will help yoou find the answers to life-changing questions within yourself.
It is an intrinsic part of human nature to want to know what the future holds for us. The future is a voyage we are trying to navigate safely and skillfully, yet we face a joumey through uncharted waters, aware that there are events that we cannot control. In this informative, easy-to-read book you will discover that, although the only certainty in life is change, there are pattems in change that can be identified, and over the centuries many different cultures have developed systems of divination to help us gain greater knowledge about ourselves and our future lives. Palm reading, the I Ching and the Tarot have all, since ancient times, relied on the predictability of change, and can offer astonishing insights. If you are looking for a greater understanding of yourself, or simply want to learn about the arts of prophecy, then this fascinating book will give you all the information you need. Book jacket.
This new book delves into the mysterious arts of tarot, I Ching, and casting runes. Using knowledge that has been passed down through generations, this guide will help yoou find the answers to life-changing questions within yourself.
This intriguing book brings together the most time-honored arts of prediction: moon magic, astrology (both Chinese and Western interpretations) and palmistry, and explains them in a simple-to-understand way.
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