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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus, is considered one of the earliest examples of science fiction. She has also edited and promoted the works of her husband, romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the feminist activist and philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft. Shelley's mother died less than a month after giving birth to her. She was raised by her father, who provided her with a rich but informal education, encouraging her to adhere to her own anarchic theories. At the age of four, her father married a neighbor, Mary Jane Clairmont, with whom Shelley had a difficult relationship. In 1814, Shelley began a romance with one of her father's political supporters, Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was married. With her half-sister, Claire Clairmont, she and Percy left for France and traveled through Europe.
BornAugust 30, 1797, Somers Town, London
DiedFebruary 1, 1851, Chester Square, London
OccupationWriter
Parent(s)William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft

About Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley

Novelist Mary Shelley was born on August 30, 1797 in London, England (She dies at the age of 53, on February 1, 1851).

Her Gothic novel Frankenstein made her a household name in the United Kingdom. Novels like Valperga, Perkin Warbeck, and The Last Man are among her lesser-known works.

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Mary Shelley before becoming famous

Mary Shelley was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1797 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

She was schooled by a governess and spent some time at a boarding school when she was younger. When she was seventeen, she met Percy Shelley, her future husband and creative muse, who was already married at the age of twenty-two.

Achievement of Mary Shelley

Though she wrote several essays and novels throughout her lifetime, she was only known for Frankenstein until the 1970s, when there was a renewed interest in her other work.

Mary Shelley's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Her parents were also published authors. Her mother, activist Novelist Mary Wollstonecraft, died just ten days after she was born, and her father was philosopher William Godwin. After bearing him an illegitimate child, she married Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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During a terrifying story contest with her husband, poet Poet Lord Byron, she famously invented the story of Frankenstein.

Mary Shelley Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Mary Shelley updated on March 22 2023.