Life of mary shelley
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Mary Shelley was a 19th century English novelist best known for her novel Frankenstein. She was born in 1797 in London to feminist philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft, who died shortly after her birth. Shelley travelled to Geneva where she had the idea for Frankenstein after a competition with her husband Percy Shelley and Lord Byron to write horror stories. Her most famous work, Frankenstein, was published in 1818 and told the story of a scientist who creates life. She promoted the works of her husband Percy Shelley, a major English Romantic poet, until his death by drowning in 1822.
Life of mary shelley
- 1. Mary Shelley
- 2. Biography Mary Shelley was born in 1797 in London. Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer. One of her most famous novels is Frankenstein. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Shelley. Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, teacher and feminist philosopher, died only 11 days after her birth, from fever.
- 3. Frankenstein Shelley had travelled in the region of Geneva, where much of the story takes place. Mary, Percy and some of their friends decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for weeks about what her possible storyline could be, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made.
- 4. Percy Shelley Percy Shelley was born in 1792 in England and he died in 1822 in Italy. He was one of the major English Romantic poets. He was Mary Shelleys husband.
- 5. In 1822, Percy drowned in a sudden storm while sailing back from Leghorn (Livorno) to Lerici in his schooner, Don Juan. Percy and Mary had one child, but the child died soon and Mary became ill, but she conceived again and had recovered by the summer.
- 6. Interesting things about Mary Shelley She was eighteen/nineteen when she wrote Frankenstein. Her husband, her, and another couple (Lord Byron and his wife) decided to play a game. They each had to make up a scary story. This is where Frankenstein was born, but she had a lot of trouble thinking of something. She was a strong feminist and even wrote about it. She knew Charles Darwin's grandfather.
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