The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece

by Roseanne Montillo

Book Overview

The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Motillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein . Montillo recounts how--at the intersection of the Romantic Age and the Industrial Revolution--Shelley's Victor Frankenstein was inspired by actual scientists of the period: curious and daring iconoclasts who were obsessed with the inner workings of the human body and how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062025813
• ISBN13: 9780062025814
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.3"