{"product_id":"the-making-of-mary-shelleys-frankenstein-9781851244867","title":"The Making of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein","description":"\"Invention ... does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos\"--Mary Shelley \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the two hundred years since its first publication, the story of \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e's creation during stormy days and nights at Byron's Villa Diodati on Lake Geneva has become literary legend. In this compelling and innovative book, Daisy Hay stitches together the objects and manuscripts of the novel's turbulent genesis in order to bring its story back to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e was inspired by the extraordinary people surrounding the eighteen-year-old author and by the places and historical dramas that formed the backdrop of her youth. Featuring manuscripts, portraits, illustrations, and artifacts, \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Mary Shelley's \"Frankenstein\" \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the novel's time and place, the people who inspired its characters, the relics of its long afterlife, and the notebooks in which it was created. Hay strips \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e back to its constituent parts to reveal an uneven novel written by a young woman deeply engaged in the process of working out what she thought about the pressing issues of her time: from science, politics, religion, and slavery to maternity, the imagination, creativity, and community. Richly illustrated throughout, this is an astute and intricate biography of the novel for all those fascinated by its essential, brilliant chaos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodleian Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851244867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 6.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Daisy Hay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51495024230581,"sku":"9781851244867","price":19.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d1f291cd-cff5-47dd-b584-b065a5609b24.jpg?v=1754973665","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-making-of-mary-shelleys-frankenstein-9781851244867","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}