Monthly Archives: September 2015

What Would Mary Shelley Think?

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Suzanne Burdon

In November there will another representation of the Frankenstein story in cinemas with James McEvoy and Daniel Radcliffe. (Read more in this Q & A with the stars ) Since Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein there have been more than 100 performances, … Continue reading →

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Sorry, Mary Shelley, I missed your birthday! Belated remembrances for August 30th!

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Suzanne Burdon

On that day, Tuesday, in 1814, Mary, Shelley and Claire were travelling back to England through Germany, after their elopement, on a boat on the Rhine. Mary turned seventeen. The river was “violent”and “swollen with high waves” Shelley wrote in … Continue reading →