Mary Shelley

(1797-1851)

English novelist

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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (, ; née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and feminist activist Mary Wollstonecraft.

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Born	Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin 30 August 1797 London, England
Died	1 February 1851 (aged 53) London, England, UK
Zodiac	Virgo
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Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792-1822 · English poet · m. 1814 info edit

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Live birth unnamed girl info 1st child with Percy Bysshe Shelley Female b. 22 Feb 1815 · Age: 210 · 1815- · Celebrity Baby

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William info 2nd child with Percy Bysshe Shelley Male b. 24 Jan 1816 · Age: 209 · 1816- · Celebrity Baby

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Clara info 3rd child with Percy Bysshe Shelley Female b. 2 Sep 1817 · Age: 207 · 1817- · Celebrity Baby

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Percy Florence Shelley info 4th child with Percy Bysshe Shelley Male b. 12 Nov 1819 d. 5 Dec 1889 · Age: 70 (at death) · 1819-1889 · British Baronet

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Stillbirth child info 5th child with Percy Bysshe Shelley b. 16 Jun 1822 · Age: 203 · 1822- · Celebrity Baby

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William Godwin · Father · 1756-1836 · English philosopher and novelist info

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Mary Wollstonecraft · Mother · 1759-1797 · English writer and intellectual info

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Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin · m. 1797

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Mary Jane Godwin · Stepmother · 1768-1841 · English author, publisher, and bookseller edit info

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Fanny Imlay · Half Sister · 1794-1816 · Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft edit info

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Claire Clairmont · Stepsister · 1798-1879 · Mary Shelley's stepsister, mother of Byron's daughter 1798-1879 edit info

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William Godwin the Younger · Half Brother · 1803-1832 · English reporter and author edit info

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Lord Byron · Friend · 1788-1824 · English Romantic poet and lyricist edit info

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Thomas Jefferson Hogg · Friend · 1792-1862 · British writer and barrister edit info

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John William Polidori · Friend · 1795-1821 · British writer edit info

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