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Mary Shelley's Life in Weeks

Created Frankenstein at age 18, widely regarded as the first true science fiction novel. She explored themes of creation, responsibility, and the consequences of unchecked ambition.

1797–1851 English Author 2,788 weeks (53 years)

Mary Shelley's 2,788 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

2,788
Total Weeks
19,516
Days Lived
5
Key Milestones
53
Years

Key Milestones

Age 16 · Week ~832

Eloped with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley

Age 18 · Week ~936

Conceived the story of Frankenstein during a ghost story contest at Lake Geneva

Age 20 · Week ~1,040

Published Frankenstein anonymously to great acclaim

Age 24 · Week ~1,248

Percy Shelley drowned, leaving Mary a widow at a young age

Age 29 · Week ~1,508

Published The Last Man, an early work of apocalyptic fiction

Legacy

Wrote Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, a novel that invented science fiction as a genre and remains one of the most influential works of literature.

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