This informative and enlightening talk details the harrowing circumstances swirling around in the life of teenager Mary Shelley: estranged from her father and hoodwinked by her sister, while traveling abroad with a man married to someone else. These personal tragedies wend their way into the topic of her most famous novel. With the writing of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley invents the genre of science fiction, and creates one of literature's most original and loathsome title characters in the process.

Dr. Corey Abate is a veteran teacher who taught all levels of English courses from 6th grade through 12th grade Honors and Advanced Placement in her 29-year teaching career. She specializes in college advising, and has assisted countless students with all aspects of the college application process and essay writing. She holds a Ph.D. in British Literature from New York University with a concentration in Shakespearean Drama.