![]() ![]() Mary published Frankenstein anonymously, and many believed her husband to be the author. But it was Mary herself and her dark, Gothic tale of science fiction horror which would be immortalized in history forever. Not only was this the kind of tale that had never been mainstream before, it was also written by a woman.Īt age 19 in 1816, Mary legally wed famous poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and after his death in 1822, she devoted herself to publishing and sharing her husband’s works. Published in January 1818, “Frankenstein” was, if you’ll pardon the pun, an entirely different breed of monster. And last fall, I decided it was time that I finally read the novel which is credited with legitimizing horror in literature. In 2018, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s classic horror novel “Frankenstein”, or “The Modern Prometheus”, celebrates its 200th anniversary. ![]() How is it possible that the girl who loves all things horror and devotes the entire month of October to writing blog posts about her favourite movie monsters - Frankenstein included - has never read what must be considered the literal mother of the horror genre? But until recently, I had never read “Frankenstein”. In high school, I read Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”. There was never a vision so horrible in his face, of such loathsome yet appalling hideousness. Gigantic in stature, yet uncouth and distorted in its proportions his face was concealed by long locks of hair, but one cast hand was extended, in colour and apparent texture like that of a mummy. ![]()
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