![]() ![]() At least when he was young with no teenage daughters of his own to raise! It would almost be easier to list everything he was against then to list everything he was for. She brought an illegitimate daughter with her into her marriage with William Godwin (Fanny). She believed in following her heart even if it meant breaking all the rules, even if it led to pain and heartbreak. Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was an unconventional woman-an early feminist-who believed in living-experiencing-her life on her own terms despite the frowns of society. ![]() Her parents were near-celebrities among the intellectually elite. ![]() Mary Shelley's life was just as tragic as it was unconventional. Words to describe this one: dramatic, emotional, compelling, fascinating, heartbreaking, thought-provoking. Frankenstein is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. Premise/plot: Catherine Reef's newest biography for young adults is Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein's Creator. Dust and bits of dried-up muscle were all that was left. It had rested in the desk for thirty years, unseen and untouched, since the day in 1822 when Mary Shelley tenderly wrapped it in pages of poetry and put it away. The heart, he knew, had been his father's. First sentence: Mary Shelley had been dead a year when her son unlocked her portable desk and found the remains of human heart. ![]()
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