From Mother to Daughter

We are now into the world of Mary Godwin Shelley, the offspring of those radical philosophers Wollstonecraft & Godwin, the eventual wife of the ever-selfish Percy, the mother of scientific literary achievement in the form of Frankenstein. At this point, we have read background info on Mary, that fateful Geneva trip of inspiration, and the possible avenues that joined to create a student of the "unhallowed arts" usurping God and forging his own human specimen. We have also read her introduction to Frankenstein, which was purposed to share the genesis of her novel and validate her authorship. For this evening to prepare for our over-analysis (charts included!) tomorrow, read the Preface and Letter 1. You may want to pay close attention to why Frankenstein is not in this opening epistle and why Shelley would start off with our newly acquired friend Walton instead.