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Frankenstein: The first science fiction novel?
I had admired the perfect form of my cottagers- their grace, beauty, and delicate complexions: but how was I terrified when I viewed myself in a transparent pool . . . and when I was convinced that I...
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A survey of classic science fiction, with notes about diversity in sci-fi…
At some point, I set out to read a representative sample of all the “great” writers of science fiction, so I could feel reasonably well-educated in the genre. If you haven’t read a lot of science...
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Dr. Frankenstein, bad dad…
I just reread Mary Shelley’s gothic horror masterwork, Frankenstein, which inspired more thoughts about her monster, his creator, and the genre Shelley helped shape. Read it on my blog Noir Femme....
View ArticleHappy birthday, Mary Shelley and Frankenstein!
This year is the two-hundredth anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, and today is also Mary Shelley's birthday. So let's celebrate this great novel and author with ten...
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