Possibly even more interesting than the story within Frankenstein is the story of its author, Mary Shelley. Born Mary ...
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 ...
Mary meets the 21 years old poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, rising instantly a love interest between them. Returning to London little time later, Mary unexpectedly meets Percy again when he appears at ...
She died in 1797, aged 38, just days after the birth of her second daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, who would go on to write Frankenstein. Ms Lennon said there were parallels between ...
OUR next play to open in the Wharfeside at the end of this month is compelling play Mary Shelley.