Author Interview with Mary Shelley

Q:When and where were you born?

MS: I was born in London on August 30th, 1797.

Q: How did you meet your husband?

MS: I met Percy because he admired my father’s work. He often visited my home. That’s where we first met and developed a relationship.

Q: When did you two get married?

MS: Well, we actually ran off to Europe together. My stepsister accompanied us and I found out I was pregnant. My father was enraged with me and refused to associate with me for more than 2 years.

Q: When did you have the time to write Frankenstein?

MS: I took a summer holiday in Switzerland with my step sister and her significant other. We had a contest to see who could write the best ghost story and I wrote what was to be the outline of Frankenstein.

Q: Wow, that’s amazing! Thank you so much for your time.

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