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Title:
The lady and her monsters : a tale of dissections, real-life Dr. Frankensteins, and the creation of Mary Shelley's masterpiece / Roseanne Montillo.
Author:
Montillo, Roseanne.
Genre:
Nonfiction.
Publication Information:
New York : Willam Morrow, ©2013.
Call Number:
PR5398.M57 2013
Abstract:
Montillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein.

"A ... blend of literary history, lore, and early scientific exploration that traces the origins of the greatest horror story of all time"--Dust jacket flap.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780062025814

9780062025838
Physical Description:
322 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subject Term:
Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century.

Dissection -- History -- 19th century.

Human anatomy -- History -- 19th century.

Medicine in Literature.

History, 19th Century.

Literature -- history.

Anatomy -- history.

History of Medicine.
Contents:
The spark of life -- Waking the dead -- Making monsters -- A meeting of two minds -- Eloping to the mainland -- My hideous progeny -- Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus -- The anatomy act -- A sea change.
Personal Subject:
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851-Friends and associates.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein.
Personal Author:
Montillo, Roseanne.
Subject:
Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century.

Dissection -- History -- 19th century.

Human anatomy -- History -- 19th century.

Medicine in Literature.

History, 19th Century.

Literature -- history.

Anatomy -- history.

History of Medicine.

Nonfiction.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 -- Friends and associates.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein.
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