Possibly even more interesting than the story within Frankenstein is the story of its author, Mary Shelley. Born Mary ...

A rare first-edition copy of Mary Shelley’s classic novel ... The 1818 edition of the ground-breaking book — officially titled “Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus” — was the ...

First, we begin with Cannes, where Guillermo del Toro was in person and spoke about the movie alongside composer Alexandre ...

In 1818 Mary Shelley ... misery,” Frankenstein tells the book’s narrator. Some scholars have suggested that the “spark” could be fire or chemical in nature. Since Shelley had Frankenstein ...

Mary opened her eyes and realized she’d found her story. “What terrified me will terrify others,” she thought. She began working on it the next day. Before she started Frankenstein, Shelley ...

Romance, drama, and sorrow abound in Mary Shelley, a new biopic about the famed author of Frankenstein. The film follows the young Mary Wollstonecraft-Godwin (Elle Fanning) as she rebels against ...

Born on a dark and stormy night, Frankenstein ... that the popularity of Mary Shelley’s story has only grown over time. Since its first publication, the book has never been out of print.

Though Frankenstein is widely considered a cornerstone of classic movie monsters, it appears Guillermo del Toro isn’t aiming to craft a traditional horror film with his take on the iconic character.

But did Mary Shelley ... Frankenstein and that Mary’s role was little more than ‘fair copying’ his drafts. Given Mary’s young age, ‘she wouldn’t have known anything about all the electrics,’ he argues ...

Both Mary and Percy Shelley certainly knew about this debate – Lawrence was their doctor. By the time Frankenstein was ... Just a few months after the book appeared, the Scottish chemist Andrew ...

published an article in the yearly Karkonosz which describes a potential connection between his home town and… Mary Shelley’s famous novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. According to ...