Order of Mary Shelley Books

Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was an English writer renowned for her contributions to gothic fiction and horror literature. Beyond her role as a novelist, she also engaged in short story writing, playwriting, essay writing, biography, travel writing, and served as an editor for her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley. She was the daughter of political philosopher William Godwin and writer/philosopher/feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. While she is most famous for her novel Frankenstein, her achievements extend far beyond this work, as highlighted in Emily Sunstein’s biography, Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality. Her debut novel, Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus, was first published in 1818 in three volumes. A significant portion of her writings has been released and re-released after her death. Below is a chronological list of Mary Shelley’s works based on their original publication dates: