Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
9 books
About the Author
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, born in 1797 in London to the philosopher William Godwin and feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, emerged as a pivotal figure in Romantic literature despite her young age when she conceived her most famous work during a stormy night in 1816 at Villa Diodati, inspired by conversations with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, her future husband. Widowed at 24 after Percy's tragic drowning, she devoted her life to writing, editing her husband's works, and raising their son, navigating personal grief and societal constraints as a woman in the 19th century. Her groundbreaking novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, published anonymously in 1818 when she was just 21, explores profound themes of creation, ambition, isolation, and the human condition, cementing her legacy as the 'Mother of Science Fiction' and influencing countless generations of writers and thinkers.
Common genres
Writing style
Gothic
Romantic
Introspective
Books by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
