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Erasmus Darwin and the Frankenstein “Mistake”
Mary Shelley refers directly to Erasmus Darwin in the “Introduction” to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein. She says: Many and long were the conversations between Lord Byron and Shelley, to which I was a devout but nearly silent listener. During … Continue reading
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