Historical documents. What clues can you gather about Mary Shelley, the time, place, players, and culture?
Frankenstein
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The straightforward text of the novel.
Digital Frankenstein
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A hyperlinked version of the novel from the University of Maryland's Romantic Circles project.
The Last Man
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Text of Shelley's 1826 novel.
History of a Six Weeks' Tour
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Mary Shelley's account of her elopement with Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Matilda
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Text of Shelley's posthumously published novella.
Proserpine and Midas
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An 1820 play by Mary Shelley.
Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley
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A collection of poems by Shelley's husband available online.
A Vindication of the Rights of Women
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Shelley's mother's famous 1792 feminist tract.
Godwin's Collected Works
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Online text of the political writings of Shelley's father, William Godwin.