For nearly two centuries, scholars have wondered how on earth Mary Shelley, a nineteen-year-old girl, was able to conjure one of the most frightening and enduring horror stories of all-time: Frankenstein.
But with the recent discovery of Mary Shelleyâs secret memoir, the truth is finally revealed: Mary Shelley didnât just write Frankenstein, she lived it. Traveling back to that historic Geneva winter of 1816, Mary, her fiancĂ© Percy, sisters Claire and Fanny, and the celebrated poet Lord Byron, find themselves guests of the eerie Frankenstein Estate.