Mary Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley

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The wife of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley was a notable English novelist, best known for writing the novel Frankenstein. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1797/08/30 Mary Wollstonecraft, wife of William Godwin, gives birth to a daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, in Somers Town, London. Born Somers Town, London
1814/05/00 Percy Shelley courts Mary Godwin. The couple read the works of her parents while resting on Mary Wollstonecraft's grave at St Pancras. "Go to the tomb and read." - MWS Bride A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (book) Tomb of Mary Wollstonecraft, William Godwin and Mary Jane Godwin, St Pancras Old Church Gardens Old Church Of St Pancras Marriage of Mary Wollstonecraft and Percy Bysshe Shelley
1814/07/28 Accompanied by Claire Clairmont, Mary W Godwin and Percy Shelley elope to France. William Godwin refuses any communication with his daughter for the next two and a half years. Bride Marriage of Mary Wollstonecraft and Percy Bysshe Shelley
1816/06/16 Mary Wollstonecraft begins writing Frankenstein as part of a ghost story competition at Lord Byron's residence in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Author Frankenstein (book) Villa Diodati Cologny
1816/07/23 Madame Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin registers at the Hotel de Villes de Londres (lost), Chamonix with Percy Shelley and Claire Clairmont. Visitor Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, FR Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
1816/12/30 Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin marries Percy Bysshe Shelley at St Mildred's Church, Bread Street, London (lost). Mary's father, William Godwin, and her step-mother Mary Godwin, Leigh Hunt and his wife Marianne attend the small and informal ceremony. Bride Marriage of Mary Wollstonecraft and Percy Bysshe Shelley
1817/05/14 Mary Shelley completes her novel "Frankenstein". Author Frankenstein (book)
1818/01/01 With a preface written by Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is published anonymously by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones. Author Frankenstein (book)
1823/08/11 The 2nd edition of "Frankenstein" is published in 2 volumes and credits Mary Shelley as author. Author Frankenstein (book)
1828/04/11 Mary Shelley visits Isabel Robinson and Mary Diana Dods 'Douglas' in Paris. Shelley will catch smallpox soon after her arrival. Guest
1828/05/00 In Paris, Mary Shelley meets novelist Prosper Merimee, General Lafayette and others through Harriet and Julia Garnett's circle of friends. Guest Marquis Faubourg Saint Honore Paris
1828/05/26 Mary Shelley returns to England where she recoveres from her bought with smallpox in Dover and Hastings through July. Health
1831/10/31 The 3rd edition of "Frankenstein" is published in 1 volume, heavily revised and with a new, longer preface written by Mary Shelley. Author Frankenstein (book)
1851/02/01 Mary Shelley dies at 24 Chester Square in London, of what her physician suspects to be a brain tumor. Died Shelley Terrace, Chester Square London
1851/02/08 Mary Shelley's mortal remains are laid to rest between her parents at St Peter's Church in Bournemouth, England. In Memoriam Church Of St Peter Bournemouth

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Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Frankenstein (book) Author Novel 1818/01/01
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