Author: WOLLSTONECRAFT, MARY [MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT GODWIN]
Title: The Wrongs of Woman: Or Maria. A Fragment. Posthumous Works of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. Volume I
Description: St Paul's Church-yard London: J. Johnson [printed for], 1798. First Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 165mm x 110mm (6" x 4"). [20pp], 181pp. The unfinished, posthumously published work, often seen as a companion to Mary Wollstonecraft's groundbreaking feminist treatise, 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' (1792). Wollstonecraft highlights the lack of legal rights for women, especially in marriage. Though incomplete, 'Maria' is considered a bold feminist novel that critiques patriarchal structures. It goes beyond 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' by using fiction to illustrate the real-world consequences of womens lack of rights. Volume one only [of two volumes].. G : in good condition. Wear to leather along extremities. Hinges cracked but holding. Book society plate to front pastedown. Minor marking to endpapers.Closed tears to endpapers .

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