MARY SHELLEY

Born: 1797 in London to Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin.
Died: 1851
Famous For: Writing Frankenstein!
See more details below. Frankenstein was first published in 1818 but was based on a period in the late 18th Century. There were a lot of influences in Mary's life as she was growing up, not least her father's passion for the sciences and philosophy. This, and the period of invention that was so clear throughout her life, were set to inspire the creation of Frankenstein.
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Mary Shelley's Biography (Feel Free to Print)