Falkner, A Novel & Matilda (Mary Shelley Literary Classics Book 7) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ....• Two of British author Mary Shelley’s classic books are bound together in this Kindle edition: Falkner, A Novel & MatildaFalkner, A NovelFalkner (1837) is the last novel published by the Romantic writer Mary Shelley in which he charts a young woman's education under a

 tyrannical father figure .MatildaOn her deathbed, Matilda tells the story of her unnamed father's confession of incestuous love for her, followed by his suicide by drowning; she also recounts her relationship with a gifted young poet.About The AuthorMary Shelley (née Wollstonecraft Godwin 1797–1851) was an English novelist and travel writer best known for her Gothic book Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). She was married to the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley, her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.She died at age 53 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.Her novels include the historical work Valperga and Perkin Warbeck, The Last Man, and her final two novels, Lodore and Falkner. Her travel books included Rambles in Germany and Italy.Mary Shelley Classics Series1. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818)2. Mathilda (1819)3. Valperga (1823)4. The Last Man (1826)5. The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck (1830)6. Lodore (1835)7. Falkner (1837)