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

Shelley places Victor Frankenstein's childhood in Geneva—a nod, perhaps, to where she first conjured him. In June 1816, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, then 18, joined her future husband ...

Senior Ivy Laine Posey tells a powerful story about gender identity in her thesis play, titled “Victor Built a Body; or, the ...

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 ...

Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece about a young scientist’s quest to create new life. Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece about a young scientist’s quest to create new life. Mary Shelley’s ...

Mary Shelley started writing Frankenstein in 1816 when her friends held a competition to write a scary story. Her friends included the famous poets Percy Shelley and Lord Byron. Shelley’s story ...