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Frankenstein | Mary Shelley: Introductory Biographies

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, (born Aug. 30, 1797, London, Eng.—died Feb. 1, 1851, London), English Romantic novelist best known as the author of Frankenstein. (Britannica, n.d.)

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
Source: Richard Rothwell (1840), Mary Shelley [oil on canvas], National Portrait Gallery, London.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Britannica, n.d.)
Mary Shelley, (British Library, n.d.)
Mary Shelley in Saddleback Education (2010). "Frankenstein Novel Study Guide". (Saddleback Educational Publishing. p. 5.)
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in Garvey, B., & Nagle, J. (2014). "Great Authors of Mystery, Horror & Thrillers". (Britannica Educational Publishing. p. 82.)
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Reference: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in Garvey, B., & Nagle, J. (2014). "Great Authors of Mystery, Horror & Thrillers". New York: Britannica Educational Publishing. Retrieved from https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=718059&site=ehost-live&scope=site&authtype=sso&custid=mggsvic&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-82

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley: eBooks

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley by Harold Bloom
ISBN: 9780791096192
Publication Date: 2008
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein, a story she wrote at the age of 19, is still a popular tale to this day, remarkable not only for its striking plot but also its Romantic elements. Other works of Shelley are also examined in this collection of critical essays. This addition to the Bloom's Modern Critical Views series includes a chronology, bibliography, notes on the contributors, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Frankenstein | Mary Shelley: Videos

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"Find out more about the life of Mary Shelley and how she came to write Frankenstein, featuring writer Philip Hoare and Mary Shelley biographer Daisy Hay. (Hoare & Hay, 2015)

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In text reference / citation: Hoare & Hay (2015) or (Hoare & Hay, 2015)
Bibliography / Reference list: Hoare, P. & Hay, D. (2015). Mary Shelley: A Biography [eVideo] National Theatre. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/E4p96vqI3zA