Mary Shelley : the strange, true tale of Frankenstein's creator / Catherine Reef.
A biography of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history. Reef discusses the creation of Shelley's story about a mad scientist who brought a corpse back to life, detailing her life both before and after the publication of this iconic masterpiece.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781328740052
- ISBN: 1328740056
- Physical Description: 177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Clarion Books, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliography [pages 197-202 and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Imagination -- Escape! -- Life's lessons -- Year without a summer -- Dreams -- "The journal book of misfortunes" -- Sorrow's abode -- "And I live!" -- Secrets -- Memory -- Happiness -- Epilogue. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1010L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 7.3 6 199587. |
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| Subject: | Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein. Authors, English > 19th century > Biography. Horror tales, English > History and criticism. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Young adult literature. |
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- 20 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | YA B SHELLEY REE (Text) | 33114017912130 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
