MARY SHELLEY’S TIMELINE
Mary Shelley is born. Three
weeks later, her mother
passes away due to
complications from birth.
 August 30, 1797
Mary’s father gets remarried
to a widow named Mary Jane
Calirmont.
 September 12, 1801
Mary’s first poem is
published
 1807
Mary meets her future
husband Percy. Four months
later, they elope.
 February 1814
Mary competes with her
friends to see who can write
the scariest story; thus
Frankenstein is created.
 May 1816
Mary and Percy Shelley get
married
 December 3, 1816
Frankenstein is published.
 January 1, 1818
Mary gives birth to Percy
Florence, the only one of
her children to outlive her.
 November 12, 1819
Percy Shelley drowns while
sailing with a friend.
 July 8, 1822
Mary Shelley passes due to a
long illness
 February 1, 1851