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    Mary Shelley Biography: The Birth of Frankenstein, Rumors and More
    Mary Shelley Biography: The Birth of Frankenstein, Rumors and More
    Mary Shelley Biography: The Birth of Frankenstein, Rumors and More
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    Mary Shelley Biography: The Birth of Frankenstein, Rumors and More

    By Chris Dicker

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    Mary Shelley crafted the legendary story of Frankenstein as a ghost story at first. However, the main theme of Frankenstein was seeded long before that. She had this strong drive and interest for supernatural and alchemy. Both of her parents were writers, so there's no accident that she was also involved in that.

    Mary Shelley is one of the first science-fiction writers emerging at that time. Most of her work was influenced and inspired from her friend, husband, and poet Percy Shelley. Some of her other writings were inspired by Diodati circle. More of that in the biography.

    In this biography, you'll also learn who Mary was as a person: relationships, family background, childhood. How she coped with tremendous loss in the family and how that influenced her work? How Mary Shelley came up with Frankenstein's story and why she published it anonymously at first? What about the other editions and revisions of Frankenstein?

    Mary Shelley was truly delighted that Frankenstein inspired others to create. She attended performances, plays and productions based on her story and frankly she was quite amused by that fact. Back then it was possible to present a play of the book without the author's permission or entitlement. This made Frankenstein such a success.

    If you want to learn more about the Frankenstein's creator, grab your copy now!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigital Publishing Group
    Release dateNov 5, 2018
    ISBN9780463326077
    Mary Shelley Biography: The Birth of Frankenstein, Rumors and More
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    Chris Dicker

    I love writing biographies about celebrities (dead or alive), because there's so much to learn from those people. Success leaves clues, so I study and write about successful people.

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      Mary Shelley Biography - Chris Dicker

      Mary Shelley Biography: The Birth of Frankenstein, Rumors and More

      Chris Dicker

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Childhood and Early Life

      Percy and Mary

      The Birth of Frankenstein

      Their Lives Together with Their Children

      A Series of Tragedies and Laudanum

      Shelley’s Death

      Life After Shelley

      Lord Byron’s Death and the Blackmailers

      Mary’s Other Men

      More Writings

      A Portrait of Mary

      The End of Mary’s Life

      Frankenstein as an Icon

      Introduction

      Mary Shelley is best known for creating the novel, Frankenstein, which has spawned a rich history of plays, movies, television shows, and nostalgia. The monster can be representative of many different things. The term monster usually refers to something frightening or ugly. For example, the setting for the book is focused around the time of the end of the French Revolution. Those who were in favor of the revolution saw the government and everything it stood for as the monster, and those who were opposed to it saw the Revolution itself as the monster. Mary Shelley’s monster is a being that desires for love and connection, but it is cut off from the world because of its deformity. The theme of the story is universal. If we could only show the world our true selves and get people to understand us, we could acquire acceptance and understanding from others.

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