Bennett, Veronica. Angelmonster. Candlewick.BENNETT, Veronica. Angelmonster. Candlewick can·dle·wick n. 1. The wick of a candle. 2. a. A soft heavy cotton thread similar to that used to make wicks for candles. b. Embroidery made of tufts of this thread. . 234p. c2005.0-7636-2994-4. $15.99. S Most of us vaguely know about Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Bennett, a professor of English studies English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S., Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, India, South Africa, and the Middle East, among other , saw the YA appeal of the story of Mary's life, and created this fictional portrait. Mary was only 16 when she ran off with poet Percy Bys-she Shelley, who was already married. Her parents were freethinkers freethinkers, those who arrive at conclusions, particularly in questions of religion, by employing the rules of reason while rejecting supernatural authority or ecclesiastical tradition. (her mother was Mary Wollstonecraft) who taught her to be liberated from society's restraints, but even they frowned on her elopement Elopement Carker, James with Dombey’s wife. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son] Leonora with Alvaro, rejected as suitor by her father. [Ital. . Soon babies came, and they died. By the time Mary was 21, when she wrote Frankenstein, she knew as much about illness and death and betrayal as she did about life's joys. This novel focuses mostly on those years, her elopement and her eventual marriage, and the complicated relations with her half sister and with Lord Byron, who had a child with Mary's sister. Really, it's a sordid tale of quite intelligent young people behaving badly Behaving Badly is a thoroughbred racing mare born on April 5, 2001 in New York and a top sprinting distaffer. Sired by Pioneering, a Mr. Prospector son (going back to Secretariat), out of Timeleighness (by Sir Raleigh), she was bred by Thomas and Lakin, and owned by Patti and Hal J. , rather reminiscent of hippie culture in the 1960s. Yes, there were drugs involved as well. Bennett is a skilled writer and this fictional biography is certainly compelling in a horrifying kind of way. Mary Shelley is a woman modern young women should know about, and this novel is a good introduction that leads to an understanding of what drove her to create the monster Frankenstein. Claire Rosser, KLIATT S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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