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He was a romantic poet who has written some of the greatest and longest poems in the history of his category. His wife was Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstien. They were my great-great-great-great aunt and uncle or something. A little crazy.

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Was there anything weird about the way Frankenstein was written?

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein to win a bet for the best horror story. The bet was between Mary, her husband Percy, and Lord Byron.


Ways to spell Frankenstein?

The proper noun is Frankenstein, a surname and famous horror novel by Mary Shelley.


How does Lord Byron relate to the book Frankenstein?

Mary Shelley's inspiration for the novel came out of a story she wrote when Byron, Percy Shelley and Mary Shelley were staying on lake Geneva. The three of them challanged each other to a ghost story competition. Mary's story became Frankenstien.Further, many aspects of Byron's personality are said to have inspired aspects of "the creature". Byron had a club foot which cause him to walk with an awkward and shambling gait. Of all the Romantic Poets Byron best represents the spirit of firey indignation and willfullness that accompanies the Romantic spirit, both in his writing (see Prometheus and Manfred) as well as in his life.


What is the motto of Shelley Lubben?

The motto of Shelley Lubben is 'Addicts Find Healing, Porn Stars Find Hope'.


Who was there when Frankenstein was written?

Wordsworth, Coleridge and Mary Shelley on a beautiful morning took a walk along the sea shore when they came across a portion of 'ribbed sea sand'. Coleridge commented that "it looks like the ribs of an old man lying dying there." There followed a heated discussion on what horror really is and it was decided that each one of them should write a horror poem. Accordingly the inept Wordsworth wrote The Stolen Boat which has not been heard to have caused fear in anyone. Coleridge wrote his immortal The Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner which terrified even himself. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein still continues to terrify this world.The first edition was anonymously published in London in 1818 but in the second edition, published in France, Mary Shelley's name finally appeared.Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein.Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus was written by the English writer Mary Shelley (or Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin as she was when she first conceived the story) when she was 19 years old. While on vacation with her husband Percy and Lord Byron, on a wet holiday together in Switzerland, they had a friendly contest one day to see who could write the scariest story. Frankenstein was Mary's submission. The book was published in 1818 Jan 1.Mary Shelley is British and was born in London on 30th August 1797. Mary Shelley's mother had died shortly after her birth and so her father was left to care for her and her older sister. For that time period, Mary had had a good education. She enjoyed literature, reading and discussing books.Mary ShelleyMary Shelley .The name Frankenstein is not the name of the creature. It is the name of the mad scientist who made the creature. The creature took the name Legion from a Biblical remark by the Devil. During the temptation of Christ in the wilderness, Jesus asks the tempter his name and the tempter says, "My name is legion for we are many". And the creature knows that he was put together from many parts.Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus was written by the English writer Mary Shelley (or Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin as she was when she first conceived the story) when she was 19 years old. While on vacation with her husband Percy and Lord Byron, on a wet holiday together in Switzerland, they had a friendly contest one day to see who could write the scariest story. Frankenstein was Mary's submission. The book was published in 1818 Jan 1.The Modern Prometheus was going to be the name for Frankenstein, but Mary Shelly changed her mind thus calling the book Frankenstein.Mary Shelley is British and was born in London on 30th August 1797. Mary Shelley's mother had died shortly after her birth and so her father was left to care for her and her older sister. For that time period, Mary had had a good education. She enjoyed literature, reading and discussing books.