An Autobiography by KARTER COPELAND

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Reef, Catherine. Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale Of Frankenstein's Creator. Clarion Books, 2018

The Birth of Mary Shelley

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Mary Shelley was born on August 30th

She was born in London, England

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft-Shelley

The Death of Mary Shelley's Mother

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Mary Shelley's mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, died on September 10th, 1797.

Mary Wollstonecraft died 11 days after her Mary Shelley was born.

Mary Wollstonecraft was one of the most well known writers of her time as an early feminist. She hoped to change people's views on women, allowing women to gain improved educations so women weren't forced to depend on men.

"Mary had no memory of her mother, who had died on Spetmber 10, 1797, weleven days after Mary was born." (3)

Mary Shelley's Father

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Mary Shelley's father, William Godwin, was also a well known writer. He published a very controversial novel acknowledging the fact that certain institutions didn't allow people to speak their mind or think in new and different ways. Mainly marriage, schools, churches, and governments.

Mary Shelley's Voyage

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On June 7, 1812, Mary Shelley went on a voyage to Scotland for 6 days. The ship she boarded was names the Osnaburgh.

"On June 7, 1812, Mr. Godwin, Fanny, and Jane escorted Mary to the dock where she boarded the Osnaburgh..." (16)

Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe's Affair

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Mary Shelley met Percy Bysshe when she was 16. They fall in love, but Percy hadn't divorced his wife.

Mary Shelley's Intelectual Abilities

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Mary Shelley became an incredible debator from the amount of reading that she did. Her and her friend, Jefferson Hogg, spent time arguing to improve their minds and distract Mary from her loss.

"The knowledge Mary gained from reading made her a strong debator." (42)

Marry Shelley's First Published Book

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Mary Shelley publishes "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus". She published this book anonymously. This book is an instant success.

https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/mary-shelley

Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe's Life

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Mary and Percy spend a lot of time together, which is cherished and full of memories.

"...they took long walks that ended at a pond where they sailed paper boats." (38)

Percy Bysshe Getting Bribed

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Sir Timothy attempts was extemely angry with Percy Bysshe. He attempted to bribe Percy with money to come back to England.

"Sir Timothy offered to raise Percy's allowance by five hundred pounds, and lend him another two thousand, if Percy returned to England."

Mary Shelley Reunited with Percy Bysshe

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Percy Bysshe sends Mary Shelley a letter paying for her travels to his estate in an attempt to keep her safe. A few other people would be living with them because Percy was kind enough to allow them to stay in his home.

"Wasting no time, Shelley sent Mary a letter and fifty pounds to pay for her travel" (86).

Mary Shelley's Losses

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Marry Shelley's two friends, Clara and William, have both passed away. Mary was so sad it worried Percy and another of her friend's, Claire.

"...Clara had died, and now so had Willam" (96).

Mary Shelley's Miscarriage

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People believed Mary Shelley was lying about the strong pains she was having but when she started bleeding immensely they finally believed her. Mary Shelley ended up having a miscarriage.

"But Mary was having a miscarriage, and she began to bleed uncontrollably..." (111-112)

Mary Shelley Helping her Father

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Mary Shelley published "Valperga" which she didn't receive any profit from because she gave all her profit to her father even though she was struggling with money as well. She thought that giving the money to her father was the right thing to do.

Percy Bysshe's Poetry

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Mary Shelley believed that Percy Bysshe's poetry should achieve more popularity and she wanted people to appreciate his work as much as she did. She ended up publishing his works in a book.

"She sifted through the pages that remained and assembled a collection of long poems, shorter ones, and unfinished fragmants.

Mary Shelley's "Anonymous Author" Now Known

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Mary Shelley's identity of her published books are now known instead of being anonymous. The books continue to still sell well. Although there are many people that are sexist toward Mary Shelley.

"'The Last Man' claimed to be by the anonymous author of 'Frankenstein', but readers knew this was Mary Shelley" (136).

Mary Shelley's Kindness

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Mary Shelley helps a teenage girl that had given birth to a child. She understand the difficulties of being a single mother and through her own experiences, and knowing her friends she makes a promise to support the teenage girl.

"...Mary vowed to help Isabel" (137).

Leaving London

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Marry Shelley moved from London to some place else because she was tired of all the people. She wanted to live somewhere where she could relax without so much noise.

Mary Shelley's Sickness

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Mary Shelley got smallpocks which caused her to be very insecure. Her beautiful skin turned red and spotty. Many individuals feared this sickness in the 1800s because it killed a fourth of the victims.

Mary Shelley's Happiness

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Mary Shelley was secure and living a happy life that had no worries. She didn't have to struggle with money any longer and her son and daughter-in-law took good care of her.