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When did Mary Shelley's first album release?

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Mary Shelley's first album Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus released on January 1, 1818.


Daughter of renowned literary writers Mary Wollstonecraft, donned as the ‘Mother of Feminism’ and radical atheist William Godwin, Shelley’s novel Frankenstein is imbued with references to her own life, whether that be the beliefs of ethical treatment and the corruption of the justice system (she inherited from her father), her fascination with... Read More
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