Mary Shelley: The Tragic Origins and Lasting Legacy of the Author of Frankenstein
Mary Shelley, the brilliant mind behind Frankenstein, led a life as complex and haunting as her most famous creation. From her unique upbringing to her unconventional romance with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, her story is filled with literary ambition, heartbreak, and mystery. One of the most intriguing stories surrounding her life involves the possible loss of her virginity to Percy in a graveyard, near the resting place of her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft—a pioneering feminist and writer. This alleged encounter, whether fact or myth, adds to the mystique of Shelley’s life and underscores the themes of life, death, and the quest for belonging that permeate her work. (more…)