Mary Shelley
Also known as Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Mary Godwin
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft.
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Mary Shelley was an English novelist best known for writing *Frankenstein* (1818), a Gothic novel widely considered an early work of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and was the daughter of influential philosophers William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft.
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- 30 August 1797
- Died
- 1 February 1851
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- 694
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- Sydney Hideous
- The Last Man
- Frankenstein, or The modern prometheus
- Frankenstein (The Gothic Chronicles Collection)
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft.
Mary's mother died 11 days after giving birth to her. She was raised by her father, who provided her with a rich informal education, encouraging her to adhere to his own anarchist political theories. When she was four, her father married a neighbour, Mary Jane Clairmont, with whom Mary had a troubled relationship.
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