tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4545553261460497159..comments2024-03-29T05:45:39.184-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Dreaming FrankensteinDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-61523840339058391472009-10-23T17:01:30.562-06:002009-10-23T17:01:30.562-06:00Hers is a fascinating story, as is her mother'...Hers is a fascinating story, as is her mother's (Mary Wollstonecraft, who was a feminist author). Mary Shelley took her mother's surname rather than have the same name as her stepmother (Mary Godwin). <br /><br />Maryann is correct; in that era there was no such creature as a "teenager" - people went directly from child to adult and 19 was fairly mature compared to today.Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-4888423064860411242009-10-22T17:20:39.263-06:002009-10-22T17:20:39.263-06:00And the sheer irony of Mary Byshe Shelley's wr...And the sheer irony of Mary Byshe Shelley's writing career is, her fame will far outlast that of her husband's. No one but English Majors know what he wrote, but the entire Western World has read and/or seen some adaptation of "Frankenstein."Victoria Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012092208934951963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-14795742893697746532009-10-22T12:24:03.070-06:002009-10-22T12:24:03.070-06:00What a great tidbit of history. Thanks for giving ...What a great tidbit of history. Thanks for giving us this background on "Frankenstein."<br /><br />While we think of 19 as being young, we have to keep in mind that during the 1800s, 19 was very mature. Probably more mature than I was at 19. :-)Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-89049864532404804142009-10-22T10:54:33.292-06:002009-10-22T10:54:33.292-06:00I tend to forget that she was so young.
An amazin...I tend to forget that she was so young.<br /><br />An amazing achievement at any age.<br /><br />thanks for sharing :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-2071444695165641512009-10-22T09:53:56.416-06:002009-10-22T09:53:56.416-06:00Me too. I had no idea Shelley had been through so ...Me too. I had no idea Shelley had been through so much or that she was so young. Does make one wonder if we should pay more attention to our dreams and nightmares though.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-36287068298280017562009-10-22T09:38:57.270-06:002009-10-22T09:38:57.270-06:00Thanks for that glimpse into the life of a famous ...Thanks for that glimpse into the life of a famous author. Fascinating stuff.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.com<br />http://www.morganmandel.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-86374604971494505172009-10-22T08:39:17.546-06:002009-10-22T08:39:17.546-06:00Amazing woman. And she was very self-confident to ...Amazing woman. And she was very self-confident to write, considering the success of her husband...<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-11829116686607304382009-10-22T04:39:35.085-06:002009-10-22T04:39:35.085-06:00Very interesting. I didn't know about her life...Very interesting. I didn't know about her life, let alone that she wrote the book Frankenstein at 19. What an achievement for any period, let alone the one she lived in.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.com