Just read the answer by Son of Dex, and I wanted to add something. Percy Bysshe Shelley may not have written Frankenstein, but he did write the introduction under Mary’s name. This makes for an interesting new viewpoint when you read the intro (and the things it says about Percy, esp. how nothing Mary could have written could approach his writing) - he was an arrogant bastard.
Cyclopatra
Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Board, Cyclopatra, we’re glad you’re with us.
When commenting on a Staff Report, it is helpful if you provide a link, so that readers will know what’s already been said (makes life easier, otherwise we get people offering “comments” that just repeat what the Staff Report covered.) In this case, the link is Straight Dope Staff Report: Did Mary Shelley not write “Frankenstein”?
There have also been some prior discussions in this forum on this topic, you can get there by searching on “Frankenstein”.
When Dex writes this:
He really means this:
…the link is Straight Dope Staff Report: Did Mary Shelley not write “Frankenstein”?
He just didn’t preview.
::: Sigh :::
Thanks, Zut. I have fixed.