Topic: Mary Shelley
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8 gifts for your favorite literature lover
Are you searching for a gift for the bibliophile in your life? Check out these books.
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Bram Stoker books: 9 things you didn't know about the 'Dracula' author
Bram Stoker is the godfather of the vampire craze, but the writer is often a mystery to modern readers. Here are 9 facts you probably don't know about the author.
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12 best quotes about writing
Twelve famous authors talk about writing.
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Chapter & Verse Roseanne Montillo discusses 'The Lady and Her Monsters,' her book about Mary Shelley
Frankenstein's monster – as imagined by Mary Shelley – has lived on in popular imagination for decades. Montillo discusses reanimation and the ways that religion and pop culture have changed our view of Shelley's characters.
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8 gifts for your favorite literature lover
Are you searching for a gift for the bibliophile in your life? Check out these books.
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Bram Stoker books: 9 things you didn't know about the 'Dracula' author
Bram Stoker is the godfather of the vampire craze, but the writer is often a mystery to modern readers. Here are 9 facts you probably don't know about the author.
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Chapter & Verse Horror stories: What makes us like the frights?
From Hitchcock to Stephen King, many have offered opinions on why there's such a thing as a delicious scare.
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12 best quotes about writing
Twelve famous authors talk about writing.
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Chapter & Verse Robert Harris's "The Fear Index" makes a thriller out of a man sitting at a computer
Robert Harris, the author of 'The Ghost,' discusses his new financial page-turner "The Fear Index" and his predilection for writing about ancient Rome.
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Frankenstein moon: Astronomers vindicate Mary Shelley's account
Frankenstein moon: 'Frankenstein' author Mary Shelley claimed that the tale came to her in a vision late one night as the moon streamed through her window. Her account was disputed, but astronomers at Texas State University have now substantiated her 'Frankenstein moon.'
09/28/2011 06:10 pm -
'Splice' - a new thriller about impossible genetic hybrids
Human/animal hybrids are merely the stuff of horror fiction and Internet hoaxes.
06/03/2010 12:00 pm -
The Age of Wonder
Richard Holmes paints a different picture of the Romantic Age, one in which scientific discovery and artistic creation shared close company.
08/12/2009 01:00 am -
Byron in Love
Novelist Edna O’Brien attempts a biography of the poet who was ‘Mad, bad, and dangerous to know.’
06/17/2009 01:00 am -
What Is Life?
Even today, when scientists are close to creating life in their labs, its definition remains elusive.
04/08/2008 01:00 am -
Books: 'What is life?'
Even today, when scientists can create life in their labs, the question remains.
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