Book Report:
Mary Shelley was born on August 30, 1797, in London, England. Her father, William Godwin, was a philosopher and writer, while her mother, Mary Wollenstonecraft Godwin was an author who was well-known for her feminist views. Mary Shelley received no formal education, but was taught at home by her father. As a child, she enjoyed writing, and at the age of fifteen she was sent to live in Scotland. In 1814 when she was seventeen, she eloped to France with poet Percy Bysse Shelley. They spent the summer of 1816 in Switzerland, and during this time she began writing Frankenstein. On March 11, 1818, Frankenstein was published anonymously, receiving mixed reviews. For the rest of her life, she wrote other books and traveled around Europe, living in Italy and England.
In Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein is an up-and-coming scientist who is passionate about alchemy.
2006-11-05
12:22:06
·
6 answers
·
asked by
Brittney
2