Lodore

Download or read book Lodore written by Mary Shelley and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lodore focuses on the microcosm of the family. The central story follows the fortunes of the wife and daughter of the title character, Lord Lodore, who is killed in a duel, leaving a trail of legal, financial, and familial obstacles for the two "heroines" to negotiate. Lodore's daughter, Ethel, is raised to be over-dependent on paternal control while his estranged wife, Cornelia, is preoccupied with the norms and appearances of aristocratic society. They are both contrasted with the intellectual and independent Fanny Derham.