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TITLE:
The lady and her monsters : a tale of dissections, real-life Dr. Frankensteins, and the creation of Mary Shelley's masterpiece / Roseanne Montillo.
Author:
Montillo, Roseanne
Pub Date:
c2013.
ISBN:
9780062025814

9780062025838
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication:
New York : Willam Morrow, c2013.
Description:
322 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents:
The spark of life -- Waking the dead -- Making monsters -- A meeting of two minds -- Eloping to the mainland -- My hideous progeny -- Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus -- The anatomy act -- A sea change.
Abstract:
Montillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein.

"A ... blend of literary history, lore, and early scientific exploration that traces the origins of the greatest horror story of all time"--Dust jacket flap.
Subject:
Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century
Subject:
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851-Friends and associates.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein
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