Mary Shelley was born August 30, 1797 in London, England.  Mary's mother died a few days after she was born, so she was raised and educated by her father. Out of the seven novels that she wrote, Frankenstein is the most well known and is still regarded today as one of the best novels ever written. It was written at Lake Geneva in the summer of 1816, while on a trip with her husband and friends.  They were writing and telling ghost stories to each other just for fun.  There was casual conversation among them about reanimation of the dead. This was a time of enlightenment and scientific revolution. Many of these thinkers were well versed in advancement in science and placed value in rational thought.  Mary's novel challenges this and emphasizes that humanity is more important than scientific progression.

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