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Mary and the birth of Frankenstein : a novel
- Title
- Mary and the birth of Frankenstein : a novel / Anne Eekhout ; translated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson.
- Author
- Eekhout, Anne, 1981-
- Publication
- New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 23-3118 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Watkinson, Laura
- Description
- xiv, 303 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "A sapphic reimagining of Mary Shelley's youth, vividly exploring innocence, young love, gothic mystery and the roots of her literary masterpiece, Frankenstein. Switzerland, 1816. A volcanic eruption in Indonesia envelopes the whole of Europe in ash and cloud. Amid this "year without a summer," eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley and her lover Percy Bysshe Shelley arrive at Lake Geneva to visit Lord Byron and his companion John Polidori. Anguished by the recent loss of her child, Mary spends her days in strife. But come nightfall, the friends while away rainy wine-soaked evenings gathered around the fireplace, exchanging stories. One famous evening, Byron issues a challenge to write the best ghost story. Contemplating what to write, Mary recalls another summer, when she was fourteen... Scotland, 1812. A guest of the Baxter family, Mary arrives in Dundee, befriending young Isabella Baxter. The girls soon spend hours together wandering through fields and forests, concocting tales about mythical Scottish creatures, ghosts and monsters roaming the lowlands. As their bond deepens, Mary and Isabella's feelings for each other intensify. But someone has been watching them--the charismatic and vaguely sinister Mr. Booth, Isabella's older brother-in-law, who may not be as benevolent as he purports to be... With gripping mastery and verve, Anne Eekhout brings to life a defining moment in Mary Shelley's youth: the creative wellspring for one of the most original, thrilling, and timeless pieces of literature ever written. Provocative, wonderfully atmospheric and pulsing with emotion, Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein is a hypnotic ode to the power of imagination"--
- Uniform Title
- Mary. English
- Alternative Title
- Mary.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographical fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- Fiction.
- Novels.
- LGBTQ+ fiction.
- Lesbian fiction.
- Note
- Originally published as Mary in the Netherlands by De Bezige Bij in 2021.
- Language (note)
- In English, translated from the Dutch.
- Contents
- May 1816, Cologny -- June 1812, Dundee -- May 1816, Cologny -- June-July 1812, Dundee -- May-June 1816, Cologny -- July-August 1812, Dundee -- June 1816, Cologny -- August-September 1812, Dundee -- June-July 1816, Cologny -- September 1812, Dundee -- July 1816, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc -- September-October 1812, Dundee -- August 1816, Cologny.
- Call Number
- JFE 23-3118
- ISBN
- 9780063256743
- 0063256746
- 9780063256750
- 0063256754
- 9780063256767 (canceled/invalid)
- 9780063256774 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2023030826
- OCLC
- 1388492102
- Author
- Eekhout, Anne, 1981- author.
- Title
- Mary and the birth of Frankenstein : a novel / Anne Eekhout ; translated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Language
- In English, translated from the Dutch.
- Added Author
- Watkinson, Laura, translator.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Eekhout, Anne, 1981- Mary and the birth of Frankenstein. First edition New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023 9780063256767 (DLC) 2023030827
- Research Call Number
- JFE 23-3118