The Wild Life Story of Mary Shelley, Author of Frankenstein

Melissa hops on the mic for a Halloween themed episode featuring
Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. Many believe that Mary
depicted herself in the character of the monster as she'd lived
the majority of her life ostracized by society, just like the
monster in her story.


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SHOW NOTES


In this episode, we talk about:





Extremely strict and conservative family values in England
during the 1700-1800s

The backstory of Mary Shelley's infamous parents, radical
philosopher William Godwin and feminist activist Mary
Wollstonecraft Godwin

The scandalous love story between Mary and Percy Bysshe
Shelley, aka the ultimate f*boy

The weird Sister Wives situation going on between Mary,
Percy, and her stepsister Claire Clairmont

Switzerland and the inspiration behind writing the Gothic
novel, Frankenstein

Mary's numerous pregnancies and the loss of her children

Tragic themes of death, depression, suicide, and trauma

Being ostracized from community and living a lonely life of
solitude






RESOURCES





Read Mary Shelley's original 1818 version of Frankenstein

Watch the 1931 Frankenstein movie adaptation on Amazon Prime

Huge shout out to outofthebex YouTube Channel who provided so
many scandalous fun facts about Mary's life

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