Historical documents. What clues can you gather about Mary Shelley, the time, place, players, and culture?

The straightforward text of the novel.

A hyperlinked version of the novel from the University of Maryland's Romantic Circles project.

Text of Shelley's 1826 novel.

Mary Shelley's account of her elopement with Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Text of Shelley's posthumously published novella.

An 1820 play by Mary Shelley.

A collection of poems by Shelley's husband available online.

Shelley's mother's famous 1792 feminist tract.

Online text of the political writings of Shelley's father, William Godwin.