Mathilda
Mary Shelley
Read by Cori Samuel
The finished draft of a short novel by Mary Shelley. Its adult theme, concerning a father's incestuous love for his daughter and its consequences, meant that the manuscript was suppressed by Shelley's own father, and not published until 1959, more than a hundred years after her death.
(3 hr 57 min)Chapters
| Chapter 01 | 21:21 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Chapter 02 | 11:52 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Chapter 03 | 16:36 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Chapter 04 | 22:03 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Chapter 05 | 17:31 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Chapter 06 | 12:09 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Chapter 07 | 29:25 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Chapter 08 | 22:33 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Chapter 09 | 17:28 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Chapter 10 | 22:32 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Chapter 11 | 20:19 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Chapter 12 | 23:28 | Read by Cori Samuel |
Reviews
A. Freeman Wood
I'm not sure what to say. loved the melodramatic emotional yet melancholy feel. nevertheless the overall theme left me very repulsed. why had Matilda herself, upon hearing her father's sick words, yet pursue him? it is clear even for in which the time it was set the subject was scorned and taboo. both herself and her father who suffered tremendous anguish and despair are certainly mentally ill. if the father were to have been replaced by a childhood playmate who then perished in any multitude of circumstances and left her alone to her own grievances I would have given this 10 out of 5 stars. it is just so elegantly written. such a beautiful work but yet maybe too adult for my tastes. to the reader great job very smooth
I want to hate it, but I can't!
Ladyscridiva
The content is super creepy, but the writing is beautiful! The personal voice of Mathilda is beautiful.
Mary Shelley was so far ahead of her time! The story is scandalous, and heartbreaking. The reader has an amazing voice.
Poetry
Alex Nabu
Every single sentence was that of poetry.. Excellent. The voice of the reader made it far past realism
Mathilda
Burnis
The reader did fantastic with the book, but the story was hard to follow
A study in grief.
Great Space Opera
5and is a delusional that is
reader was excellent book not bad...
Couldn't get into the story
Mali Taus
This might be because I listen to audio books to help me sleep, but I just couldn't follow the story line apart from a bunch of talk about mixed up emotions. But beautifully narrated, thank you Cori.