Quote by: Mary Shelley

But I am a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt then that I should survive to exhibit what I shall soon cease to be - a miserable spectacle of wrecked humanity, pitiable to others and intolerable to myself.


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Author Bio


  • NameMary Shelley
  • DescriptionEnglish novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer
  • AliasesMary Wollstonecraft Godwin; Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
  • BornAugust 30, 1797
  • DiedFebruary 1, 1851
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • WorksFrankenstein's Monster