Muriel spark mary shelley biography powerpoint

This is a biography on Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein and other books, daughter of political philosophers, wife to poet Percy Shelley and mother.

The book is excellent, Muriel Spark gives the reader much to chew on.

Born Mary Wollestonecraft Godwin in 1797, Mary Shelley lived in a time when debtors were imprisoned, poets were poor and child mortality rates were high.

Parental relationships have a strong influence on children, on whom and how they love. This force is apparent throughout Mary’s life.

Muriel spark mary shelley biography powerpoint

Spark describes her parents’ relationship as “indescribable as love…two people who love the same thing find it easy to love each other”.

Months before turning 15, Mary spent a few months at Perthshire Hills in Scotland.

It was here, far outside of London, that Mary found her “still center”. She was years younger than Percy Shelley, and madly attracted mentally and physically.