The Fortunes Of Perkin Warbeck A Romance By The Author Of Frankenstein By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Category : Fiction
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THE FORTUNES OF PERKIN WARBECK (A ROMANCE) BY THE AUTHOR OF “FRANKENSTEIN” BY Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Pdf

The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance is an 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley about the life of Perkin Warbeck. The book takes a Yorkist point of view and proceeds from the conceit that Perkin Warbeck died in childhood and the supposed impostor was indeed Richard of Shrewsbury. Henry VII of England is repeatedly described as a "fiend" who hates Elizabeth of York, his wife and Richard's sister, and the future Henry VIII, mentioned only twice in the novel, is a vile youth who abuses dogs. Her preface establishes that records of the Tower of London, as well as the histories of Edward Hall, Raphael Holinshed, and Francis Bacon, the letters of Sir John Ramsay to Henry VII that are printed in the Appendix to John Pinkerton's History of Scotland establish this as fact. Each chapter opens with a quotation. The entire book is prefaced with a quotation in French by Georges Chastellain and Jean Molinet.

Author : Mary Shelley
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 578 pages
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Release : 2022-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788726595888

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance by Mary Shelley Pdf

There's an imposter amongst us... ‘The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck’ (1857), is 'Frankenstein' author Mary Shelley’s fictionalised account of Perkin Warbeck, the 15th century pretender to the English throne. Backed by a band of loyal Yorkists, Warbeck rose up against King Henry VII, claiming to be Richard, Duke of York and rightful heir to the English crown. The novel follows Warbeck’s adventures across Europe and England as he attempts to take back what is rightfully his. The character of Perkin is thought to be based on Shelley’s husband, the poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Mary Shelley (1797–1851) earned her place in the pantheon of British novelists with her ground-breaking Gothic novel ‘Frankenstein’ (1818). Considered one of the first true works of science-fiction, the book became an instant bestseller. But she was far from a one-hit-wonder, producing a host of other novels, including 'Valperga', 'Perkin Warbeck' and 'The Last Man'. Most were not well received in her lifetime, though, only being fully appreciated from the 1960s. She moved in a circle of famed 19th-century writers and philosophers. She was married to the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and spent time with Lord Byron. Her mother was the philosopher and feminist activist Mary Wollstonecraft and her father was the political philosopher William Godwin. Mary Shelley’s work has been adapted for TV, stage and film on many occasions, with Boris Karloff famously playing Frankenstein’s monster on screen in 1933. Other adaptations include ‘Mary Shelley's Frankenstein’ (1994) starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro and ‘Viktor Frankenstein’ (2015) starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy. Most recently, Elle Fanning portrayed Mary in Haifaa Al-Mansour’s film ‘Mary Shelley’ from 2017.

Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600055155

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The fortunes of Perkin Warbeck, by the author of 'Frankenstein'. by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Pdf

Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Publisher : Castrovilli Giuseppe
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IBNF:CF004099463

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Pdf

Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0841475768

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Pdf

Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0848224892

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Pdf

Author : Mary Shelley
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 2016-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1539531783

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck by Mary Shelley Pdf

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (30 August 1797 - 1 February 1851) was an English romantic/gothic novelist and the author of Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. She was married to the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1851960767

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Pdf

Author : Mary Shelley
Publisher : Blurb
Page : 458 pages
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Release : 2022-04-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798210196613

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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and feminist activist Mary Wollstonecraft. Shelley's mother died less than a month after giving birth to her. She was raised by her father who provided her with a rich if informal education, encouraging her to adhere to his own anarchist political theories. When she was four, her father married a neighbour with whom Shelley came to have a troubled relationship.

Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Author of Frankenstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UCI:31970005108052

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Author of Frankenstein Pdf

Author : Mary Shelley
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 644 pages
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Release : 2022-02-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798417058929

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck (Illustarted) by Mary Shelley Pdf

The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance is an 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley about the life of Perkin Warbeck. The book takes a Yorkist point of view and proceeds from the conceit that Perkin Warbeck died in childhood and the supposed impostor was indeed Richard of Shrewsbury

Author : Mary Shelley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 442 pages
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Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0267367414

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck by Mary Shelley Pdf

Excerpt from The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance The story of Perkin Warbeck was first suggested to me as a subject for historical detail. On studying it, I became aware of the romance which his story contains, while, at the same time, I felt that it would be impossible for any narration, that should be confined to the incorporation of facts related by our old Chroniclers, to do it justice. It is not singular that I should entertain a belief that Perkin was, in reality, the lost duke of York. For, in spite of Hume, and the later historians who have followed in his path, no person who has at all studied the subject but arrives at the same con elusion. Records exist in the Tower, some well known, others with which those 'who have access to those interesting papers are alone acquainted, which put the question almost beyond a doubt. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Mary Shelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798556836990

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck Annotated by Mary Shelley Pdf

The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance is an 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley about the life of Perkin Warbeck. The book takes a Yorkist point of view and proceeds from the conceit that Perkin Warbeck died in childhood and the supposed impostor was indeed Richard of Shrewsbury.

Author : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0742621030

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Pdf

Author : Mary Shelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-11
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ISBN : 9798685344472

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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck Illustrated by Mary Shelley Pdf

Shelley believed that Warbler really was Richard and had escaped from the Tower of London. She endows his character with elements of Percy Shelley, portraying him sympathetically as "an angelic essence, incapable of wound", who is led by his sensibility onto the political stage. She seems to have identified herself with Richard's wife, Lady Katherine Gordon, who survives after her husband's death by compromising with his political enemies.