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Writing
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83
Gender
Female
Birthday
1797-08-30
Deathday
1851-02-01 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Mary W. Shelley
- Mrs. Percy B. Shelley
- Mary Shelly
- Mary Wollenscraft Shelly
Mary Shelley
Biography
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (UK: /ˈwʊlstənkrɑːft/; née Godwin; August 30, 1797– February 1, 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft.
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