Samuel Taylor Coleridge went on camping trip with Mary Shelley and some other guy i forget : ( but they were telling monster stories and when it was shelleys turn she couldn't think of anything days later she came up with Frankenstein. she uses some lines from rime of the mariner in Frankenstein
Yes, Mary wrote a number of novels, travelogues, short stories and gift books. For a complete list of her accomplishments see wikipedia (Mary Shelley)
Mary Shelley was having a nightmare, in which she saw a mad scientist who makes a monster and she transformed the story into a book
about 18
Mary Shelley was inspired to write Frankenstein by a dream she had of a man bringing a monster to life and running in fear from it. This, combined with a challenge among her and her friends to write a horror story, resulted in Frankenstein.
1818
dr Frankenstein
Switzerland
Lord Byron challenged Mary Shelley to write a ghost story during a summer stay at Lake Geneva in 1816.
Mary Shelley is best known for writing "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus". She also wrote other works such as "The Last Man", "Mathilda", and "Valperga", but "Frankenstein" remains her most famous work.
Mary Shelley got the idea for her novel "Frankenstein" from a dream she had while staying at Lord Byron's house. The dream inspired her to write a story about a scientist who creates new life through artificial means.
Percy Bysshe Shelley encouraged Mary Shelley to expand her ideas and write a longer, more ambitious story, which led her to write Frankenstein. He also provided feedback and support throughout the writing process, helping Mary shape the novel's themes and structure. Percy's own literary influence and romantic ideals likely inspired Mary and may have influenced the philosophical and moral questions explored in Frankenstein.
Mary Shelley wanted to write ghost stories that were real. She would visit places and then write about them.