How Did Mary Shelley Contribute To The Great Depression

Mary Shelley was born August 30, 1797, and died February 1, 1851. She was the child of philosopher, and well known political writer, William Godwin. She was also the daughter of famed feminist and equal rights activist, Mary Wollstonecraft. The latter of which was author of The Vindication of the Rights of Woman. However, Shelley’s knowledge of her mother’s incredible life was cut short, as she died shortly after the birth of Mary Shelley. Also, she had an older half-sister named Fanny Imlay. Fanny was half-sister due to the fact Wollstonecraft had an affair with a soldier After the death of her mother, William Godwin was obliged to care for both mary and Fanny. However, in 1801, her father married Mary Jane Clairmont. After this Mary experienced the first mother she

Also, Percy’s wife, Harriet drowned herself. After all of this, Percy and Mary wanted custody of Harriet’s children. In doing so they became a married couple. However, their attempts carried no avail. Over the course of their Marriage, Mary had four children, three of which did not survive shortly after childhood. All of these deaths caused Mary to fall into a deep depression. However, in 1819, one of her children survived, Percy Florence. However, this did not completely fix the situation of Mary Shelley, as her marriage was taking a toll. This was due to the fact her husband, Percy, was having an affair with multiple other woman. In spite of all this, the Shelleys had a large number of friends. Some of these friends included poet Lord Byron, and writer Leigh Hunt. It was also noted that they had a strict schedule of study, especially in literature. This study included classical and european literature, Greek, Latin and Italian language, music, art, and multiple other forms of writing. During this period of time, Mary Shelley wrote her famed book Frankenstein. What was so interesting about this is that she wrote it anonymously due to the fact that she was a