Frankenstein and Mary Shelly

·         Born in London 1797 named Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin.

·         Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft , was a feminist – but she died 11 days after she was born.

·         Her father was a philosopher

·         She stayed in Scotland, after travelling around, and fell in love with Percy Shelly – who was a poet – and they eloped.

·         Scandal and debt caused them to move to Switzerland – she was only 19 years old at the time.

·         Lord Byron, was their neighbour, to which they had long conversations with.

·         Mary has a vivid nightmare and thus was the creation of Frankenstein.

·         Because it was written by a young woman – it was very shocking and was therefore first published by an anonymous writer.

·         Percy and Mary married in 1816, but unfortunately he drowned.

·         She died in Bournemouth  in 1851.

·         The Preface to Frankenstein was written by Percy Shelly.

·         Because she was bought up to be a liberal thinker, she had the freedom to write.