"Imagines an alternate 1826 London, where Ada Lovelace (the world's first computer programmer) and Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein) meet as girls and form a secret detective agency. Their first case involves a stolen heirloom, a false confession, and an array of fishy suspects"--Provided by publisher.
"Spotting a ghostly girl in the park who resembles the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency's new client, Lady Ada and Mary discover links between the girl and a case involving a hospital, a missing will, a hasty engagement, and a devious servant"--OCLC.
When a dinosaur fossil hunter is blackmailed by kidnappers who need her to fake a validation in return of her beloved pooch, Ada and Mary are given three days to find the offenders and save the scientist's reputation.
In 1931, the quintessential movie version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein hit theaters. It starred Boris Karloff as the monster and spawned a whole series of sequels. Since then, Frankenstein’s monster has become a terrifying icon in popular culture, especially around Halloween. Readers learn the original story of Frankenstein and how the book’s content connected to the science of the day. Haunting images of the monster and movie stills from Frankenstein and other films engage readers’ imaginations as accessible language allows even reluctant readers to find out more about this modern monster.
"[Explores] the world of [Mary Wollstonecraft] Shelley, the manifestations of the monster in different cultures around the world, and the effect of the monster on today's society."--Publisher.
"Spotting a ghostly girl in the park who resembles the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency's new client, Lady Ada and Mary discover links between the girl and a case involving a hospital, a missing will, a hasty engagement, and a devious servant"--OCLC.
Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", as well as discussion of the characters and themes, and includes study questions.
the extraordinary lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter Mary Shelley
Gordon, Charlotte
2015
"This...dual biography brings to life a pioneering English feminist and the daughter she never knew. Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley have each been the subject of numerous biographies, yet no one has ever examined their lives in one book - until now. In 'Romantic Outlaws,' Charlotte Gordon reunites the...author who wrote 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' and the Romantic visionary who gave the world 'Frankenstein'- two courageous women who should have shared their lives, but instead shared a powerful literary and feminist legacy" --amazon.com.
