Title:
Mary Shelley : the strange, true tale of Frankenstein's creator
Author:
Publication Date:
2018
Publication Information:
New York : Clarion Books, [2018]
Physical Description:
212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781328740052
Abstract:
A biography of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history. Reef discusses the creation of Shelley's story about a mad scientist who brought a corpse back to life, detailing her life both before and after the publication of this iconic masterpiece. -- adapted from amazon.com
Contents:
Prologue -- Imagination -- Escape! -- Life's lessons -- Year without a summer -- Dreams -- "The journal book of misfortunes" -- Sorrow's abode -- "And I live!" -- Secrets -- Memory -- Happiness -- Epilogue.
Genre:
Language:
English
