Sexual content
StrongA father confesses incestuous romantic and sexual feelings for his daughter; no completed sexual act is established.
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Mathilda
Mathilda is a book by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Its subjects include Fathers and daughters; Guilt; Incest.
Parents Guide
Partially reviewedVersion covered
English primary text, Project Gutenberg eBook 15238: Mathilda — Mary Shelley primary narrative, selected passages, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Reviewed scope: Selected ChapterV confession, ChapterVI farewell-letter passages, ChapterVII search/death discovery and openingChapterVIII confirmation only. Consulted edition identified; equivalence to every library copy, translation, abridgment, audiobook or adaptation is not asserted.
Frightening & intense themes
StrongThe daughter experiences intense fear and self-blame; she searches for her father and learns that he has killed himself.
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