![]() Notably, she heard Coleridge himself recite The Rime of the Ancient Mariner one time when came for dinner. She would often listen to discussions he would have with famous literary and scientific figures of the time. She learned to read and had access to her father's extensive library. She never attended school, but nonetheless received a decent education. She never got along with her stepmother, believing that she had taken her father's affection away. Her mother died from complications at birth, and she was raised by her father and stepmother, Mary Jane Clairmont. Born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, she was the only daughter of William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, both famous authors in their own rights. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was most famously known for her novel Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |