101. Mary Shelley Biography Mary Shelley was born in London in 1797, the daughter of William Godwin and MaryWollstonecraft, two radical writers. Her mother died when she was only ten http://www.applebookshop.co.uk/author/shelley.htm

Mary Shelley (1797-1851) Mary Shelley Mary Shelley was born in London in 1797, the daughter of William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, two radical writers. Her mother died when she was only ten days old. In 1816 she married Percy Bysshe Shelley, then unknown, and they lived in Italy until Shelley's death in 1822. The idea for Frankenstein came to her when she was staying on Lake Geneva in 1816 but was not published for two years. She wrote several other novels and contributed to the Westminster Review. She died in February 1851." It is quite difficult to believe that a young girl of 18 years old would be the author of a book that would become the first monster film, creation film, bionic film, horror film, publicly banned film, and the first of many Frankenstein films. But we must give this young girl credit for her literary talent and active imagination. Mary Shelley is responsible for many fine literary works of art but none are as famous as Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus published in 1818. The tale Shelley tells is of a young Dr. Frankenstein who tries to create a living being but instead creates a monster. There are many interesting theories on the reasons why Shelley wrote Frankenstein. The book was started while vacationing at Lake Geneva with her husband Percy, Lord Byron, and John Polidari. Lord Byron challenged the group to write a ghost story. Mary was slow to come up with an idea for her story but after she had the following "waking" nightmare she began to write the famous Frankenstein novel that would take her almost 2 years to publish:

102. Mary Shelley Homepage And Biography On Bibliomania.com Mary Shelley Homepage and Biography on Bibliomania.com. Even her name, MaryWollstonecraft Godwin, showed the considerable intellectual weight placed on http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/43

103. Mary Shelley At LiteratureClassics.com -- Essays, Resources Mary Shelley free essays, eTexts, resources and links from Shelley, MaryWOLLSTONECRAFT (1797—1851), English writer, only daughter of William Godwin http://www.literatureclassics.com/authors/ShelleyMar/

Authors > Shelley Mary Shelley novelist of the Romantic period, best remembered for her novel Frankenstein English Romantic novelist, biographer and editor, best known as the writer of FRANKENSTEIN, OR, THE MODERN PROMETHEUS (1818). Shelley was 21 when the book was published; she started to write it when she was 18. The story deals with an ambitious young scientist. He creates life but then rejects his creation, a monster. "But success shall crown my endeavours. Wherefore not? Thus far I have gone, tracking a secure way over the pathless seas: the very stars themselves being witnesses and testimonies of my triumph. Why not still proceed over the untamed yet obedient element? What can... [ read entire biography Source Petri Liukkonen SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT (1797—1851), English writer, only daughter of William Godwin and his wife Mary Wollstonecraft, and second wife of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, was born in London on the 3oth of August 1797. For the history of her girlhood and of her married life see GoDwIN, WILLIAM, and SHELLEY, P.B. When she was in Switzerland with Shelley and Byron in 1816 a proposal was made that various members of the party should write a romance or tale dealing with the supernatural. The resul... [ read entire biography Source External Publication This page is maintained by our Editorial Team. Become an

104. Mary Shelley @ Catharton Authors Mary Shelley and resources concerning her works. Mary Shelley. aka MaryWollstonecraft Shelley. 1797 1851. Bored? Meet people at Café Catharton http://www.catharton.com/authors/71.htm

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105. IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection the Internet Public Library. Online Literary Criticism Collection. Mary WollstonecraftShelley (1797 1851). Nationality British, Periods http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?au=she-28

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