Mary Shelley Wrote More Than Just Frankenstein.

Mary Shelley wasn't just an overnight success. Mary was not only a very motivated and prolific writer, but she also enjoyed experimenting with different genres and wrote a lot more than simply the renowned Frankenstein.

Mary Shelley wrote several other books throughout her career that readers might not be aware of, even though she is best known for creating the classic Frankenstein. The historical fiction book Valperga, written by Mary Shelley in 1823, follows Castruccio Castracani as he invades an imaginary country ruled by euthanasia. Contrary to the plot of Frankenstein, Castruccio forces Euthanasia to choose between her love for him and her love for her home, Valperga, throughout the course of the narrative.

Her works include the historical fiction novel Valperga and the post-apocalyptic novel The Last Man, the latter of which, in a twist that may be most pertinent to the year we are currently experiencing, explored a world where the population had been wiped out by a fatal plague. An end-of-the-world science fiction book that imagines a world where a plague would obliterate humanity. Lodore, a book she also authored in 1835, was very different from her other works because it focused on the roles that women play in families and society. Mary, although having a pretty scandalous personal life, worked closely with Percy Shelley and Lord Byron on their writings and dedicated herself wholeheartedly to her writing career.