S W E N G BREAKIN
Guatemala June, 17
Mary Shelley woN THE CONTEST Yesenia Cifuentes News reporter
Marry shelley a little dreamer girl who at the age of sixteen runs away with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, another dreamer. Two years later, they travel to Switzerland where they meet a famous poet, Lord Byron. On a stormy summer evening, with five young people gathered around a fire, Byron suggests a contest to see who can create the best ghost story that bring Frankenstein came alive
About the author
Shelley was born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin on August 30, 1797, in London, England. She was the daughter of philosopher and political writer William Godwin and famed feminist Mary Wollstonecraft — the author of The Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792). Sadly for Shelley, she never really knew her mother who died shortly after her birth
Even though,, she didn't have a formal education, she did make great use of her father's extensive library. Shelley could often be found reading, sometimes by her mother's grave. She also liked to daydream, escaping from her often challenging home life into her imagination.
She once explained that: "As a child, I scribbled; and my favourite pastime, during the hours given me for recreation, was to 'write stories.'" In 1812 Mary met Percy Bysshe Shelley for the first time. In 1814 she began a relationship with him. Mary Shelley had a daughter in February 1815 but the child died after a few days. However, in January 1816 Mary gave birth to a son named William. In May 1816 Mary, Pag. 23
