Mary: A Fiction (version 2)


Leído por TriciaG

(3.6 stars; 6 reviews)

Mary: A Fiction, published in 1788, is a tragic story that decries marriages not based on love. It can be considered an example of feminist fiction.

Mary's parents are in a loveless marriage. As the second-born, female child, she is neglected; her education is self-directed from books, nature, and her own inclinations. Her inclinations, however, are towards genius and religion. Mary becomes the heiress of her parents' fortune when her brother dies. To keep the family property together due to litigation, her parents marry her to a boy she has never met. After the ceremony, he goes to the Continent, and Mary devotes herself to her weak, sickly friend, Ann.

She is disgusted with the thought of living with her husband - a weak, shallow man. Strong love for Ann, love for a "better" man, religion, and benevolence support Mary through a life on the run from conventional duty. - Summary by TriciaG (2 hr 44 min)

Capítulos

Advertisement (Preface) 2:24 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 1 7:02 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 2 7:43 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 3 4:30 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 4 7:35 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 5 8:36 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 6 4:04 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 7 3:34 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 8 2:39 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 9 6:51 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 10 1:43 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 11 7:11 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 12 2:50 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 13 4:12 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 14 4:13 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 15 3:41 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 16 10:26 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 17 2:03 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 18 8:59 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 19 6:21 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 20 7:07 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 21 2:11 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 22 3:40 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 23 7:42 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 24 8:00 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 25 7:16 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 26 3:36 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 27 6:54 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 28 2:02 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 29 4:52 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 30 3:08 Leído por TriciaG
Chapter 31 1:38 Leído por TriciaG

Reseñas

terrible story


(3 stars)

I'm giving 3 stars for the reading, although it's a bit monotone, but the story itself is terribly written. it's an outline rather than a story. I'd skip this and just read her Vindication of the Rights of Women.

unsatisfactory ending


(3 stars)

The language is interesting because it is written in the 18th century. The story is a compelling indictment of marriages made for the sake of family wishes rather than ordained by God. The end is just sad.