Born in London, at the Polygon building in Somers Town. Parents: William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, Eleven days after her birth her mother died. Most famous for writing "Frankenstein".
A frequent visitor to her mother's grave it was there that she declared her love to the married Percy Bysshe Shelley, met through her father. Aged 17 she eloped with him and, after the suicide of his first wife, married him.
Mary was buried with Percy's heart, at St Peters churchyard, Bournemouth.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Mary Shelley
English Heritage Mary Shelley, 1797-1851, author of Frankenstein, lived here,...
Mary Wollstonecraft, 1759 - 1797, author of 'A Vindication of the Right of Wo...
After their elopement in July 1814 the Shelleys lived here with Claire Clairm...
This mural was commissioned by the GLC in 1980 and moved to this site by St P...
Poet and writer. Born Siegfried Loraine (also spelt Lorraine or Louvain depending on source) Sassoon at Weirleigh, Brenchley, near Paddock Wood, Kent. Grandson of Thomas Thornycroft and cousin of S...
Person, Armed Forces, Literature, Poetry, Seriously Famous, France
Novelist. Born at 103 Woodside, Wimbledon. From 1932, she produced one romance novel and one thriller each year. In all she wrote nearly sixty volumes. Died at Guy's Hospital.
Born Kennoway, Fife. Literary scholar and writer. Created professor of English literature and history at Queen’s College, Belfast in 1849. Buried at Holywood, near Belfast, Northern Ireland.
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
A walking tour which includes people and places in the history of Penge. 2022: Most of the web links related to this are inaccessible. There's a Facebook page and this 2017 page.
This memorial is in the porch on the east wall. On the west wall is another similar plaque which reads "This stone which was unveiled by...
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr.
From their website: "We are an award-winning design agency, with over 30 years experience. We help clients develop their brands. We create all the visual elements which make up a brand." In collab...
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