only regretted . . . understanding
At this point Elizabeth Lavenza is about twenty-one years old.
Two years younger, Mary Shelley
has spent a good part of her
childhood in Scotland, has twice
been to France and Switzerland,
and has travelled up the Rhine through
Germany and Holland (none
of it under parental guidance or supervision). That her experiences were
unusual is reflected in this observation, with its glancing
feminist edge.
- Characters:
- Critical Approaches:
- Themes:
