Tag Archives: Mary Shelley

The Books: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Shelley

Posted on April 1, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Poetry: Selected Poetry And Prose Of Shelley This is a nice comprehensive volume. I have a second-hand copy, and it includes all of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s most famous poems, as well as excerpts from Prometheus Bound and … Continue reading →

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Liberating Mary

Posted on April 10, 2010 by sheila

Mary Wollstonecraft, by John Opie, circa 1797 A wonderful essay by Bob Lamm about his crusade to get the famous portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft back on the walls at the National Portrait Gallery in London. An important figure, certainly, in … Continue reading →

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“Frankenstein’s radical suggestion is that it doesn’t take God to heal the rift. It takes the loyalty and love of another person.”

Posted on September 8, 2009 by sheila

I was riveted and moved by this analysis of Frankenstein as a treatise on loneliness – not to mention intrigued by the new edition (which I must get). The new edition includes Percy Shelley’s edits (and I agree with Thomas … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster: The Bride of Frankenstein

Posted on February 10, 2009 by sheila

Classic.

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Cashel on Frankenstein:

Posted on July 11, 2008 by sheila

“I read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and every other WORD was ‘melancholy’. The melancholy sky, the melancholy smile … EVERYTHING was ‘melancholy’! And it was 200 pages before he built the monster!” So, Mary, a 10 year old in 2008 would … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Frankenstein” (Mary Shelley)

Posted on June 15, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, her husband Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and Lord Byron’s physician Dr. John Polidori sat around one rainy summer night in 1816- they were neighbors in Switzerland – and … Continue reading →

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Percy Bysshe Shelley: “My custom is to undress and sit on the rocks, reading Herodotus…”

Posted on February 5, 2008 by sheila

Oh, is it, Percy? Is that your custom? I mean, HONESTLY. …and the nights are for ever serene, and we see a star in the east at sunset–I think it is Jupiter–almost as fine as Venus was last summer; but … Continue reading →

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2006 Books

Posted on December 30, 2006 by sheila

Books read this year. I actually may end up adding a couple more to the list – since I am bed-ridden at the moment and could finish 2 more books by the time the damn ball drops across the river. … Continue reading →

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Mary Shelley: “What terrified me will terrify others.”

Posted on December 18, 2006 by sheila

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, her husband Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and Lord Byron’s physician Dr. John Polidori sat around one rainy summer night in 1816- they were neighbors in Switzerland – I mean, damn, I want to be at one of … Continue reading →

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“this glorious presence-chamber of imperial nature”

Posted on December 18, 2006 by sheila

From Frankenstein (which I read over this past week – being pretty much unable to put it down): I spent the following day roaming through the valley. I stood beside the sources of the Arveiron, which take their rise in … Continue reading →

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