However, Frankenstein remains her most popular and well-known piece of writing. Additionally, she wrote other novels including Valperga: Or, the Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca, The Last Man, The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck, A Romance, Lodore, Falkner. Shelley was mother to one surviving son, Percy Florence Shelley. There was speculation that Shelley's husband wrote more of the classic novel than originally thought, but in recent years, it has been noted that Percy Bysshe Shelley was nothing more than an editor, and barely one at that when it came to the writing of Frankenstein. She married philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley and was the daughter of famous romantic philosopher, Mary Wollstonecraft. She was only 18-years-old when we wrote the book that would become the first science fiction book. She is an author, most famous for her book, Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born on August 30, 1797. Tips and Resources for Successful Promotions.Adobe Premiere Rush: A Video Editing App.Pick Your Favorite Disney Princess, We’ll Pick Your Next Romance Read.May the Fourth Be With You: Star Wars Heroes Recommendations.In Mary Shelley, Catherine Reef brings this passionate woman, brilliant writer, and forgotten feminist into crisp focus, detailing a life that was remarkable both before and after the publication of her immortal masterpiece.
Success soon followed for Mary, but also great tragedy and misfortune. It was there, during a cold and wet summer, that she first imagined her story about a mad scientist who brought a corpse back to life. Raised by her father, the political philosopher William Godwin, Shelley ran away to Lake Geneva with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley when she was only sixteen years old. This "fascinating, scandal-rich" biography recounts a story full of drama, death, and one of the strangest romances in literary history ( Booklist). Most famous for her iconic tale of gothic horror, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley led a life that could itself have been a gothic novel. This YA biography offers "a thorough, sensitive portrayal of one of literature ' s most remarkable authors, illustrated with period portraits and engravings " ( Kirkus).
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