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  1. A quotation from William Godwin

    As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking.

    William Godwin (1756-1836) English journalist, political philosopher, novelist
    Essay (1797, rev. 1823), “Of Choice in Reading,” The Enquirer, Part 1, No. 15

    More about this quote: wist.info/godwin-william/38015…

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  2. #Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, one of the great novels is still vital and relevant over 200 years after its publication.

    The daughter of firebrand British #anarchists #MaryWollstonecraft and #WilliamGodwin, #MaryShelley infused her masterpiece with the values of her radical milieu and her own experiences as a political and social outsider.

    thetransmetropolitanreview.wor

  3. #Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, one of the great novels is still vital and relevant over 200 years after its publication.

    The daughter of firebrand British #anarchists #MaryWollstonecraft and #WilliamGodwin, #MaryShelley infused her masterpiece with the values of her radical milieu and her own experiences as a political and social outsider.

    thetransmetropolitanreview.wor

  4. #Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, one of the great novels is still vital and relevant over 200 years after its publication.

    The daughter of firebrand British #anarchists #MaryWollstonecraft and #WilliamGodwin, #MaryShelley infused her masterpiece with the values of her radical milieu and her own experiences as a political and social outsider.

    thetransmetropolitanreview.wor

  5. #Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, one of the great novels is still vital and relevant over 200 years after its publication.

    The daughter of firebrand British #anarchists #MaryWollstonecraft and #WilliamGodwin, #MaryShelley infused her masterpiece with the values of her radical milieu and her own experiences as a political and social outsider.

    thetransmetropolitanreview.wor