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

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was born in 1816 on the cold, wet shores of Lake Geneva, under thundery, leaden skies. It was the “year without a summer” when the eruption of a volcano in ...

Young Mary struggled to come up with an idea but was inspired after hearing a discussion between Byron and Percy Shelley about galvanismâ the idea that electricity could stimulate life.

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 ...