1816/06/16 |
Mary Shelley |
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Mary Wollstonecraft begins writing Frankenstein as part of a ghost story competition at Lord Byron's residence in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. |
Canton Geneva |
Switzerland |
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1817/05/14 |
Mary Shelley |
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Mary Shelley completes her novel "Frankenstein". |
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1818/01/01 |
Mary Shelley |
Author |
With a preface written by Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is published anonymously by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones. The run is 500 copies in three volumes, the standard "triple-decker" format. |
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1818/01/01 |
Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones |
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With a preface written by Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is published anonymously by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones. The run is 500 copies in three volumes, the standard "triple-decker" format. |
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1823/08/11 |
Mary Shelley |
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"Frankenstein" 2nd edition is published in 2 volumes and credits Mary as author. |
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1831/10/31 |
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"Frankenstein" 3rd edition is published in 1 volume - it is heavily revised and with a new, longer preface written by Mary Shelley. |
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1849/12/26 |
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"Frankenstein: or, The Model Man", by William and Robert Brough, opens at the Adelphi Theatre for a run of 26 performances. |
The Adelphi Theatre |
London |
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