This book was released on with total page 48 pages. She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein - by Lynn Fulton (Hardcover) 13.99When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Suggested Age: 4-8 Years Number of Pages: 40 Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction Sub-Genre: Biography & Autobiography Format: Hardcover Publisher: Alfred A. Download or read book She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein written by Lynn Fulton and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. 'Eye-catching artwork and engaging storytelling give this biography of a fascinating woman even more appeal. Book Synopsis She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein by : Lynn Fulton. This fascinating story gives readers insight into the tale behind one of the world's most celebrated novels and the creation of an indelible figure that is recognizable to readers of all ages. But as she drifted off to sleep, she dreamed of a man that was not a man. After much talk of science and the secrets of life, Mary had gone to bed exhausted and frustrated that nothing she could think of was scary enough. The next day was the deadline that her friend, the poet Lord Byron, had set for writing the best ghost story. She longed to follow the path her own mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, had started down, but young Mary Shelley had yet to be inspired.Īs the night wore on, Mary grew more anxious.

Mary her fiance, the famous poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and other friends, including the poet Byron, are gathered at Byron’s villa on the shores of Lake Geneva. On a stormy night two hundred years ago, a young woman sat in a dark house and dreamed of her life as a writer. Fulton chooses a dramatic event in Mary Shelley’s tumultuous life to illustrate how one of the most famous monsters in the world came to life. On the bicentennial of Frankenstein, join Mary Shelley on the night she created the most frightening monster the world has ever seen. A 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books

She Made a Monster by Lynn Fulton