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Frankenstein Versus the Volcano

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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The Eruption and its Echoes

This chapter recounts the catastrophic eruption of Mount Tambora and its devastating effects on the environment and human life. It intertwines the tumultuous personal life of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin and the creative genesis of her novel 'Frankenstein' amidst a backdrop of intellectual fervor and natural disasters.

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