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Also Known As Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin • Mary Shelley
Born August 30, 1797 • London • England
Died February 1, 1851 (aged 53) • London • England
Notable Works “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” • “The Last Man”
Movement / Style Romanticism
Notable Family Members father William Godwin • mother Mary Wollstonecraft

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