Ep. 53 - The Exquisite Grief of Mary Shelley

My Victorian Nightmare

Genevieve Manion

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4.6 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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On this week’s episode of My Victorian Nightmare, Genevieve will discuss the life of Mary Shelley. The mother of science fiction. The mother of gothic horror. We will discuss her tragic life, her poetic romance, her monster, and the ways she spun the most unimaginable grief, like a silken web, into a masterpiece. References for today’s episode: https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2024/12/mary-shelleys-grief/#:~:text=The%20summer%20of%201816%20is%20no%20summer,take%20up%20residence%20in%20a%20nearby%20cottage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley https://www.bustle.com/p/frankenstein-author-mary-shelley-was-goth-before-it-was-cool-these-15-surprising-facts-prove-it-2918285 “Two Spectral Lodgers : Ghosts in a Fourteenth-Street Boarding House” - The New York Times, Jun. 24, 1881. The Spiritualist - Nov. 19th, 1869. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:58.1	gambleaware.org. Hello and welcome to my Victorian nightmare. I'm your host, Genevieve
1:08.2	Mannion, and I'm here to talk about mysterious deaths, morbid fascinations,
1:13.6	disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian era.
1:19.6	Because to me, there's just something especially intriguing, creepy, and oddly comforting
1:25.6	about horror and mayhem from the 19th century. So, listener discretion
1:30.9	is advised.
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