Mary Shelley: The Woman Behind Frankenstein

Most of us know the story of Frankenstein even if we have never read the book. Join Ted Morrissey, as he explores the early life of author Mary Shelley. The widow and mother had no clear means of support since she was known as the scandalous “Author of Frankenstein’.” Learn about her interactions with some of the most influential writers and thinkers of her day: her husband Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and others. Register at www.williamsvillelibrary.org or call WPLM at 217-566-3520 and be entered to win one of four copies of Aspiring Child.