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In 1814 she met and soon fell in love with the thenunknown percy bysshe shelley. Frankenstein the original 1818 uncensored edition by mary. Summary notes for frankenstein lectures, november 3 and 5. The monstrous body of knowledge in mary shelley s frankenstein alan rauch studies in romanticism, 14 1995, 22753 227 galvanism. Elementary level exercises answers key frankenstein mary shelley people in the story the monsters story 1 elizabeth parents died in 1824 lived with the frankenstein family married victor 2 victors father father of two sons wife died in 1828 wanted his eldest son to marry elizabeth 3 henry clerval friend of victor taught languages in strasbourg. This edition is the original 1818 text, which preserves the hardhitting and politically charged aspects of shelley s original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. The epic battle between man and monster reaches its greatest pitch in the famous story of frankenstein. Mary shelley s chilling gothic tale was conceived when she was only eighteen, living with her lover percy shelley near byrons villa on lake geneva. Mary shelley 1797a1851 became one of the first bestselling female authors soon after the publication in 1818 of frankenstein, her bestknown work. Buy a discounted paperback of frankenstein online from australias leading online bookstore. I was born in 1810 in the beautiful city ofgeneva, in switzerland. Mary wollstonecraft shelley was the daughter of the philosopher william godwin and the writer mary wollstonecraft, who wrote vindication of the rights of woman 1792. On the one hand, theres mary shelley s earliest draft.
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