Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley is widely regarded as the mother of science fiction, having written Frankenstein at the age of eighteen. Her novel explored themes of creation, responsibility, and the dangers of unchecked scientific ambition. She also wrote the post-apocalyptic novel The Last Man.
Works
- FrankensteinGothic science fiction of a scientist's obsessive creation of a living human from corpses
- The Last ManDystopian novel set in the future depicting civilization's collapse through plague and war
- ValpergaHistorical romance of Italian intrigue and conflict during medieval Ghibelline struggles
- LodoreNovel of conflicting loves and family duty in a story of romantic entanglement
- FalknerNovel exploring parental love and duty through a father's protection of his adopted daughter
- Mathilda