Mary Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797–1851) was an English novelist, short-story writer, and pioneer of science fiction best known for her groundbreaking novel Frankenstein. The daughter of political philosopher William Godwin and writer Mary Wollstonecraft, she grew up among some of the leading intellectual figures of her age. Her works combine Gothic atmosphere, scientific speculation, and profound questions about ambition, responsibility, and human nature. More than two centuries after its publication, Frankenstein remains one of the most influential and enduring novels in world literature.