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36. Mary Shelley (22 points)
Nominated by: scarletspeed7 (1/5 remaining)
Selected Horror Works: https://imgur.com/gallery/lfMKjvN


Importance: 10
Fear: 7
Snake: 5

Mary Shelley, best known as the author of Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, was a highly influential writer who never really saw too much success outside of that title, not until much later anyway. Though Shelley may be primary remembered as a horror novelist, she primarily wrote romantic fiction as well as travel guides, biographies, and essays. I will admit personally to have only read Frankenstein out of her novels, but I have also read her short story "Transformation" which is a nightmarish little tale I highly suggest! Shelley wrote Frankenstein when she was only 18, initially publishing it anonymously until her name appeared on the 2nd printing. It was written both as the result of a friendly ghost story contest among her friends, and sadly, in the wake of tragedy, after her six-week old baby passed away and her half-sister committed suicide. Shelley was very politically focused and in retrospect is seen as one of the most influential writers as both a romanticist and as a feminist and liberal. I can't really say her other novels really interest me, but Frankenstein is one of the most influential works ever and I would like to read more of her short stories too.
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