The Washington Post, March 6th, 1991
The cover of Betty T. Bennett's new book, "Mary Diana Dods, a Gentleman and a Scholar," promises "An Astonishing Revelation of a Daring 170-Year-old Deception." And if that high Victorian come-on doesn't grab all romantic readers, the prologue will: "... in the early winter of 1825 Mary Shelley began what would grow into a very close friendship with Isabella Robinson and Mary Diana Dods. And during the next 2 1/2 years, one of these women arranged false passports for her two confidantes, the second became an unwed mother, and the third became a man." Bennett discovered the remarkable exploit o...
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