We all know that she wrote Frankenstein at a very young age, but what else do you know about the life of Mary Shelley? There's just. so. much. From death to affairs to weird things happening at graves (do we maybe see her inspiration for the story here?), Shelley's life was riddled with a difficult mix of trauma and success.

Sources:

https://www.biography.com/writer/mary-shelley

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-wollstonecraft-shelley

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/f/frankenstein/mary-shelley-biography-2

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65624/mary-shelleys-favorite-keepsake-her-dead-husbands-heart

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/letters-concerning-the-relationship-between-p-b-shelley-and-mary-godwin#

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Episode 23: The Chaotic and Scandalous Life of Mary Shelley