Light up some candles and pretend they are torches, today is the birthday of Mary Shelley—author of gothic novel Frankenstein. Shelley was born in Somers Town, London, in 1797, with the maiden name ...
Born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin on August 30, 1797, in London, England, Shelley was the daughter of two famous philosophers and writers: William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, who wrote The ...
At a party that appears like a dreamland, revelers have clearly been making merry for some time, with assortments of libations, fruits and each other’s company. That last has already brewed conflict: ...