017: A Monster of Many Parts

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Who can forget the classic tale of the mad scientist who creates a gorgeously gruesome Creature, only to become frightened and disgusted by his own creation? Mary Shelley's novel</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Frankenstein</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is one of the most widely taught examples of Gothic literature, yet most readers don't know the true story behind Shelley's most famous work. Was</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Frankenstein</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">really the product of a writing competition between friends while on summer vacation, as most people believe it to be, or was the story of the scientist and his Monster born out of a much darker mindset?</span><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">June 1816: The year without a summer</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The feminists daughter</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The twisted love life of Percy Shelley</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">An empty crib in the nursery</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Vacations in the villa with Lord Byron</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A ghostly competition between friends</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Reviving the dead with electricity</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The waking dream of Mary Shelley</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Giving birth to Frankenstein's monster</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Who was the mad scientist? Who was the Monster?</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enjoyed this episode? Please support the show by rating, reviewing, and subscribing on</span> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pleasing-terrors/id1141063625?mt=2"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">iTunes</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please visit</span> <a href= "http://www.pleasingterrors.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pleasing Terrors</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, the podcast behind Old Charleston's best ghost tour, on</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/pleasingterrors/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/pleasingterrors"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p> </p>