
Falkner
by Mary Shelley
- First published
- 1837
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Falkner: A Novel" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a novel published in 1837. When six-year-old orphan Elizabeth Raby saves Rupert Falkner from suicide, he adopts her and raises her as his own. Years later, she falls in love with Gerald Neville—the son of a woman Falkner unintentionally drove to her death. As past tragedies resurface and accusations of murder emerge, Elizabeth must reconcile the two men she loves while navigating the destructive forces of their shared history.
- Fathers and daughters
- Adoptees
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #64329. Falkner on Wikipedia.
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