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Mary Shelley
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (maiden name: Wollstonecraft Godwin) (1797–1851) was a British writer. Mary Shelley was the daughter of William Godwin and she was married to Percy Bysshe Shelley. Mary Shelley is best known for her historical and Gothic novels. Her book Frankenstein, or The Modern Prome…
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (maiden name: Wollstonecraft Godwin) (1797–1851) was a British writer. Mary Shelley was the daughter of William Godwin and she was married to Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Mary Shelley is best known for her historical and Gothic novels. Her book Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus (1818), in which a scientist creates life in human form, has been a lasting inspiration to other writers, filmmakers and scientists.
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