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Tag Archives: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Science Fiction Day
Even if you are one of those readers who claim that they don’t like science fiction, it’s more than likely that there are some works in the genre that you have appreciated and enjoyed. When it comes to science fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film, History, movies, Writing
Tagged Dune, Isaac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Ray Bradbury, Science fiction
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Science Fiction Inspires Science IRL
News of scientist Giovanni Aldini’s electric reanimation experiments on corpses in 1803 reached author Mary Shelley before the publication of her iconic science fiction book Frankenstein. It was an instance of science informing fiction. In turn, Shelley’s masterpiece would eventually … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, History, Tech, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Science, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Star Trek
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There be monsters
Just in time for Halloween, the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto has opened De Monstris, an exhibition exploring the long cultural tradition of frightening monsters that inflamed imaginations and triggered irrational fears throughout history. De Monstris examines scary illustrations and writings from … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Canada, Europe, History, Libraries, Writing
Tagged book illustration, Fantasy, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Robert Louis Stevenson
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Frankenstein Deluxe
To commemorate the bicentennial of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein this year, Les Éditions des Saints Pères in Paris has published a limited edition, deluxe facsimile of the original manuscript in the author’s own handwriting. “Frankenstein is a canon in the history of … Continue reading
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Tagged Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Paris, Percy Shelley, Publishing and Printing
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Monsters In Philadelphia
With Frankenstein and Dracula, Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker created two of history’s most memorable monsters. Two hundred years after Frankenstein was published, pages from Mary Shelley’s manuscript will make their only appearance in the United States, to be displayed for the first … Continue reading
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Tagged Bram Stoker, Dracula, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Rosenbach
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Reading Halloween
Way back in 2011, Nebraska-based Fantasy author Sabrina Zbasnik created a wonderful series of Halloween/horror-themed posters designed to encourage children to read. The original set of posters were based on iconic horror flicks drawn from classic novels like Mary Shelley’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film, USA, Writing
Tagged Fantasy author, Frankenstein, Halloween, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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