Mary Shelley

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). 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 feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.

Shelley's mother died less than a month after giving birth to her. She was raised by her father who was able to provide her with a rich if informal education, encouraging her to adhere to his
...more

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
The Last Man
Mathilda
Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley
Transformation (Hesperus Classics)
Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
The Mortal Immortal: The Complete Supernatural Short Fiction of Mary Shelley
In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein
The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece
The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein
The Invisible Girl
Young Romantics: The Tangled Lives of English Poetry's Greatest Generation
Valperga
Mary Shelley
Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley
Frankissstein by Jeanette WintersonUnwieldy Creatures by Addie  TsaiOur Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGillM Is for Monster by Talia DuttonA Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
Diverse Frankenstein Retellings
15 books — 6 voters
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten WhiteOur Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGillThis Dark Endeavor by Kenneth OppelFrankenstein lives again! by Donald F. GlutEssential Monster of Frankenstein, Vol. 1 by Gary Friedrich
Frankenverse
38 books — 7 voters



Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Si la mentira se parece tanto a la verdad, ¿quién puede estar seguro de alcanzar alguna felicidad?
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus: Mary Shelley's Gothic Masterpiece: Unveiling the Romantic Tale of Victor Frankenstein and His Creation

Jordan Stratford
Your mum wrote that girls can do whatever," Ada continued. "Education. Profession." Mary, now fully engaged, put down her book. "My dear Ada, my mother wrote about how things ought to be, not how they are." Ada continued looking displeased, which made Mary go on. "Of course, how are things to be the way they ought, unless we make them so? ...more
Jordan Stratford, The Case of the Missing Moonstone

More quotes...
Books written by women and books with a strong female character.
5 members, last active 12 years ago
Keats-Shelley Book Group Poetry lovers discuss poems, novels, books and films, especially by or featuring John Keats, PB …more
48 members, last active 3 years ago
Frankenstein & The Modern Prometheus: Philosophy in Fiction Welcome to the official sanctuary for readers who seek the heartbeat of philosophy within the sh…more
1 member, last active 56 days ago
The 1700-1939 Book Club! This group is for books written from 1700-1939*. I created this group because there are so many …more
606 members, last active 8 months ago