Lodore, Vol. 3 (of 3)

by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

"Lodore, Vol. 3 (of 3)" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a novel published in 1835. When Lord Lodore dies in a duel, his wife and daughter must navigate the wreckage he leaves behind. Shelley examines power and responsibility through three contrasting women: the over-dependent Ethel, raised under strict paternal control; her estranged mother Cornelia, consumed by aristocratic appearances; and the independent Fanny Derham. The novel explores women's education and their struggle against a patriarchal culture that pressures them into dependence.