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3	Mary Shelley (''née'' Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin; August 30, 1797 – February 1, 1851) was an early novelist who is most famous for her novel ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}''. ''Frankenstein'' is considered the first real ScienceFiction novel; it was the earliest popular novel whose SpeculativeFiction elements were presented as the results of (albeit implausible) human technology.
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5	She was the daughter of the novelist William Godwin and author Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. The elder Mary Godwin was one of the earliest feminists, famous for her work ''The Vindication of the Rights of Woman,'' which is one of the earliest significant modern works in favor of women's rights. She died as a result of childbirth complications, eleven days after giving birth to her daughter.
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7	Mary Shelley married the famous {{Romantic\|ism}} poet Creator/PercyByssheShelley after an affair which resulted in the suicide of Percy's first wife.
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9	She was a very prolific author, writing biographies, poetry, articles, travel journals, and short stories in addition to the novels she is most well-known for.
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11	!!Her novels include:
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13	* ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}''
14	* ''Valperga''
15	* ''Literature/TheLastMan'' ([[TheFilmOfTheBook adapted as the 2008 film of the same name]])
16	* ''The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck''
17	* ''Lodore''
18	* ''Falkner''
19	* ''Mathilda''
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21	!!Fictional portrayals:
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24	* In AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho, she was one of the Eighth Doctor's companions, first appearing in ''[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho123TheCompanyOfFriends The Company of Friends]]''.
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27	* ''Film/BrideOfFrankenstein'' features a FramingDevice in which Mary Shelley is telling the story to her husband Percy and Creator/LordByron. She was played by Elsa Lanchester, [[ActingForTwo who also played the Monster's bride]].
28	* Portrayed by Creator/ElleFanning in the biopic ''Film/MaryShelley''.
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30	[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
31	* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Thirteenth Doctor met her in the episode [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E8TheHauntingOfVillaDiodati "The Haunting of Villa Diodati."]] She was played by Lili Miller.
32	* She was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen intended]] to be the subject of the third season of the anthology series ''Series/{{Genius}}'' until the death of Music/ArethaFranklin inspired the crew to make it about her instead.
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35	* She was featured in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum''.

Context Creator / MaryShelley