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    The Mortal Immortal
    The Mortal Immortal
    The Mortal Immortal
    Audiobook40 minutes

    The Mortal Immortal

    Written by Mary Shelley

    Narrated by B. J. Harrison

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    About this audiobook

    An ancient alchemist drags out his weary life in search of the elixir of immortality. But, when his vengeful assistant quaffs the mixture, he discovers that the effects of the draft of immortality may never wear off. Mary Shelley explores the concept of immortality, following a character that never ages through a ponderous and thought provoking life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherB.J. Harrison
    Release dateAug 8, 2008
    ISBN9781509403721
    The Mortal Immortal
    Author

    Mary Shelley

    Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin was born in 1797, the daughter of two of the leading radical writers of the age. Her mother died just days after her birth and she was educated at home by her father and encouraged in literary pursuits. She eloped with and subsequently married the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, but their life together was full of hardship. The couple were ruined by disapproving parents and Mary lost three of her four children. Although its subject matter was extremely dark, her first novel Frankenstein (1818) was an instant sensation. Subsequent works such as Mathilda (1819), Valperga (1823) and The Last Man (1826) were less successful but are now finally receiving the critical acclaim that they deserve.

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      I absolutely loved it, Shelley's poetry allied with powerful reading ❤️