Is Mary Shelley The Mother Of Science Fiction?
Is Mary Shelley The Mother Of Science Fiction? Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is widely regarded as the ‘mother of science fiction’ for her authorship of Frankenstein, first published anonymously in 1818.1 At first glance this is a formidable title. … In this account, Frankenstein becomes the origin story of the modern age, and Shelley its creator.