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The lady and her monsters : a tale of dissections, real-life Dr. Frankensteins, and the creation of Mary Shelley's masterpiece /

"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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Montillo, Roseanne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Willam Morrow, [2013]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, > 1797-1851 > Friends and associates.
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, > 1797-1851. > Frankenstein.
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.
Table of 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.