Mary Shelley is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Somers Town[2]. She was born on August 30, 1797[3]. She died in Chester Square[4]. She died on February 1, 1851[5]. She worked as a travel writer[6], novelist[7], essayist[8], playwright[9], and biographer[10]. She has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]
A notable work attributed to Mary Shelley is The Last Man[27].
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Origins and Family
Mary Shelley was born in Somers Town[2]. She was born on August 30, 1797[3]. Her father was William Godwin[14]. Her mother was Mary Wollstonecraft[15]. English was her native language[24].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include travel writer[6], novelist[7], essayist[8], playwright[9], biographer[10], and writer[25]. Mary Shelley's field of work was fiction[26].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include The Last Man[27], a literary work[28] and Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus[29], a literary work[30], founded in 1810[31].
Recognition
Mary Shelley received the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame[32].
Personal Life
Mary Shelley was married to Percy Bysshe Shelley[16]. Children include Clara Everina Shelley[17]; William Shelley[18], 1816–1819[33]; Percy Florence Shelley[19], a composer[34], 1819–1889[35], of Kingdom of Italy[36]; and Clara Shelley[20].
Death and Burial
Mary Shelley died on February 1, 1851[5]. Recorded place of death include Chester Square[4], a square[37], in United Kingdom[38] and Bournemouth[12], a town[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1810[41]. The cause of death was brain tumor[42]. She is buried at St Peter's Church, Bournemouth[13].
Why It Matters
Mary Shelley has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] She is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
She has been cited as an influence by Ray Bradbury[44], a screenwriter[45], 1920–2012[46], of United States[47], awarded the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[48]; Brian Aldiss[49], a science fiction writer[50], 1925–2017[51], of United Kingdom[52], awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[53], specialised in journalism[54]; and Álvares de Azevedo[55], a writer[56], 1831–1852[57], of Empire of Brazil[58].
Works attributed to her include Mathilda[59], a literary work[60]; Falkner[61], a literary work[62]; Valperga[63], a literary work[64]; Lodore[65], a literary work[66]; History of a Six Weeks' Tour[67], a written work[68]; and Rambles in Germany and Italy[69].
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