![]() ![]() (In the 1831 edition, the more popular version and the one used in this Outline, the Frankensteins adopt Elizabeth from another family). A man of medicine explores his darker side only to fall prey to it. The daughter of feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, Shelley was steeped in the progressive ideas of the early-19th-century British Romantic era. Some key differences exist between the editions, namely that in the first edition, Elizabeth is Alphonse's niece and, therefore, Victor's cousin. A scientist oversteps the bounds of conscience and brings to life a tortured creation. Mary Shelley (17971851) was the author of five novels and numerous works of short fiction, though she is best known for Frankenstein. ![]() She revised the novel and published it under her real name in 1831. Shelley published the first edition of Frankenstein anonymously, perhaps due to her concern that such a grim and violent tale would not be well received by her audience if they knew her gender. She began writing the story that became Frankenstein the next morning. ![]() A few nights later, she had a dream in which she envisioned "the pale student of unhallowed arts" kneeling beside his creation-the monster. Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851: Title: Frankenstein Note: This audio eBook is missing files/chapters 13, 14 and 21. A collectors edition of the Mary Shelleys classic work, presented with Wibalin binding and gold foil embossing. On a stormy night in June of 1816, Mary Shelley, her husband, and a few other companions, including the Romantic poet Lord Byron, decided to try to write their own ghost stories, but Shelley couldn't come up with any ideas. ![]()
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