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Mary Shelley is born
Her father, William Godwin, was a radical writer and philosopher, while her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was a pioneer of women’s liberation. -
Mary Wollstonecraft dies
She is thirtyeight -
Meets Percy Shelley
She is sixteen -
Runs away with Percy Shelley to Switzerland
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Her first child, a girl unnamed, is born
She is sick when being born and dies 3 weeks after -
Her second child, William, is born
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Gets the idea to "Frankenstein" through a dream
The idea of writing Frankenstein came when Mary was on a holiday in Switzerland in 1816 with Shelley and Lord Byron. They were telling each other stories and decided that each of them would write their own. -
Fanny, her half-sister, commits suicide
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Harriot, Percy's wife, commits suicide
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Marry and Shelley get married
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Gives birth to their third child, Clara Everina
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"Frankenstein" is published
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Clara dies
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William dies, 3-years old
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Their fourth child, Percy Florence, is born. She is the only surviving child
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Pregnant with their 5th child
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Percy Shelley drowns
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Mary Shelley miscarries
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Her father, William Godwin, dies
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Mary Shelley dies