While out in the early nineteenth century, she showed some science-fiction foresight, and authored Frankenstein!
Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus," which was first published in 1818. It is a classic novel that tells the story of a young scientist who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
A list of works by Mary Shelley can be found in Wikipedia. See link
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Mary Shelly authored Frankenstein. The book was first published in 1818 anonymously in England. In 1823 the book was published again in France with Shelly as the author. A common error is that Frankenstein was the name of the monster, buy it was actually name of the scientist who created the monster.
Mary Shelley wrote lots of fantastic novals but the main one is Frankenstien also known as the Modern Prometheus! This is more of an adult book as there are old big words in but for children you can find cover stories on the internet!
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Lord Byron challenged Mary Shelley to write a ghost story during a summer stay at Lake Geneva in 1816.
Mary Shelley was 20 years old when she wrote her first book, "Frankenstein".
Mary Shelley wanted to write ghost stories that were real. She would visit places and then write about them.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley-- the author of Frankenstein.
Mary Shelley was the daughter of William Godwin. He was a journalist and author. His daughter would grow up to write Frankenstein.