Language: en
Published in: 1820
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15238/15238-h/15238-h.htm
Copyright: Public Domain
Narrating from her deathbed, Matilda tells the story of her unnamed father's confession of incestuous love for her, followed by his suicide by drowning; her relationship with a gifted young poet called Woodville fails to reverse Matilda's emotional withdrawal or prevent her lonely death.