The History of Literature

451 Mary Shelley

Oct 17, 2022
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INSIGHT

Formative Intellectual Upbringing

  • Mary Shelley received an unusually rich intellectual upbringing from her parents' circle and her father’s tutelage.
  • That environment cultivated her perseverance and early ambition to write and think independently.
ANECDOTE

Elopement And Early Life With Shelley

  • Mary and Percy Shelley began a passionate, scandalous relationship that included elopement and travel to France and Switzerland.
  • Their early life together mixed intense intellectual exchange with social ostracism and financial insecurity.
ADVICE

Credit Inspiration, Preserve Authorship

  • Encourage creative people but let them claim ownership of their ideas and work.
  • Credit inspiration but preserve authorship accuracy when editing or promoting others' work.
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