Mathilda by Mary Shelley
I was shocked when I read Lolita. It was the first time I encountered a relationship between father and daughter which was anything but parental. Mary Shelley’s Mathilda explores the subject in another way; while Mathilda’s father admits his love for her, it is never consummated. Instead, it lies an emotional abyss which neither can cross until… Continue reading Mathilda by Mary Shelley
