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  • Mary Shelley was born in 1797 to parents influenced by the French Revolution, part of a radical group.
  • Her mother died ten days after her birth, and her father remarried two years later.
  • Despite an emotionally troubled life, Mary was intellectually stimulated and married at 17, moving to France.
  • She began writing Frankenstein in 1816, which was published anonymously in 1818.
  • After her husband's death, Mary returned to England, spending her final years with her son's family until her death in 1851.

Childhood and Family Influences

Mary Shelley was born in 1797, her parents had been heavily influenced by the ideas of the french revolution and they were part of a small radical group. ten days after Mary's birth his mother died and two years later his father married another woman. Mary's emotional life was troubled, intellectual stimulus was not wanting. when she was 17 she meets a man, she married him and together move to France in a country house.

Writing of Frankenstein and Later Years

in 1816 she began to write Frankenstein which was published anonymously in 1818. when her husband died she return to England and she spent the last years of her life with the family of his son and died in 1851 at the age of 53.

Mary Shelley nacque nel 1797, i suoi genitori erano stati pesantemente influenzati dalle idee della Rivoluzione francese e facevano parte di un piccolo gruppo radicale. dieci giorni dopo la nascita di Mary, sua madre morì e due anni dopo suo padre sposò un'altra donna. la vita emotiva di Mary era travagliata ma lo stimolo intellettuale non mancava. all'età di 17 anni incontra un uomo, lo sposò e insieme si trasferirono in Francia in una casa di campagna. nel 1816 ha iniziato a scrivere frankenstain che su pubblicatoin forma anonima nel 1818. quando suo marito morì lei tornò in Inghilterra e ha trascorse gli ultimi anni della sua vita con la famiglia di suo figlio ed è morta nel 1851 all'età di 53 anni.

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