FAQ About Mary Shelley
What inspired Mary Shelley to write 'Frankenstein'?
The inspiration for "Frankenstein" came during a summer stay at Lord Byron's villa near Lake Geneva in 1816. Due to the infamous "year without a summer," the group, which included Percy Bysshe Shelley and Claire Clairmont, was confined indoors, where Byron proposed that each write a ghost story. This challenge, coupled with conversations on science and the nature of life, inspired Mary Shelley to conceive "Frankenstein."
