Saturday, March 11, 2017

On This Day In History Mary Shelly's Frankenstein Was Published


As History.com notes, on this day in 1818 Mary Shelly's Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus was published.

You can read about the event via the below link:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/frankenstein-published?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2017-0311-03112017&om_rid=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa&om_mid=158850056&kx_EmailCampaignID=10374&kx_EmailCampaignName=email-hist-tdih-2017-0311-03112017&kx_EmailRecipientID=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa 
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  1. RTDMarch 11, 2017 at 11:34 AM

    Thanks for your posting and reminder about Shelley's book. I've never been comfortable with the S/F and feminist labels. I think the novel should not be pigeon-holed with such categories. But I am not sure if any "label" is appropriate. It is, after all, simply a great novel. What say you?

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