Mary Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist. She was born on August 30, 1797, in Somers Town, London. Shelley was the daughter of the radical philosopher William Godwin and a famous defender of women’s rights, Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary Shelley's upbringing was heavily influenced by her parents' radical ideas and unconventional lifestyle. She was exposed to intellectual discussions and literary circles from an early age.

At the age of 16, Mary eloped to Italy with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. They encouraged each other’s talent and writing and married in 1816. Some of Mary Shelley’s famous works include Frankenstein, The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck, The Last Man, History of a Six Weeks' Tour, and others. She also edited and promoted her husband’s poems and other writings after her husband’s death.

Despite various challenges, including financial difficulties, the loss of her loved ones, and social criticism, Mary Shelley pursued a successful writing career. Her most famous novel, Frankenstein, is considered to be one of the early examples of science fiction.