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<blockquote data-quote="wayfaringstranger" data-source="post: 1556886" data-attributes="member: 17578">I believe legend has it that she came up with the idea during a stormy night when her, Shelly and I think Byron and his wife were gathered around the fireplace and had a parlor game of who could tell the scariest story.&nbsp; Around this time the first experiments of running electric currents through dead animals that caused the muscles to move fascinated Europe.I have never read it, only parts and quotes here and there, and it does seem lacking but a good analogy might be the development/progression of painting and sculpture in the early to high Renaissance.The &#039;novel&#039; was really in its infancy, let alone the science fiction novel.Still for an 18 year old a remarkable bit of prudence considering the hubris of the time were stories like Prometheus Unbound - turning the most ancient myths on their heads to change the moral of the story - much like feminist/woke retellings of fairy tales now.* I wonder if she was familiar with Jewish gollum tales which have the same turn on the master theme.**I am sure other traditions have this theme, but I can think of any at the moment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wayfaringstranger, post: 1556886, member: 17578"] I believe legend has it that she came up with the idea during a stormy night when her, Shelly and I think Byron and his wife were gathered around the fireplace and had a parlor game of who could tell the scariest story. Around this time the first experiments of running electric currents through dead animals that caused the muscles to move fascinated Europe. I have never read it, only parts and quotes here and there, and it does seem lacking but a good analogy might be the development/progression of painting and sculpture in the early to high Renaissance. The 'novel' was really in its infancy, let alone the science fiction novel. Still for an 18 year old a remarkable bit of prudence considering the hubris of the time were stories like Prometheus Unbound - turning the most ancient myths on their heads to change the moral of the story - much like feminist/woke retellings of fairy tales now. * I wonder if she was familiar with Jewish gollum tales which have the same turn on the master theme. **I am sure other traditions have this theme, but I can think of any at the moment. [/QUOTE]

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