Emerson professor Roseanne Montillo’s fascinating debut explores the sordid history behind Mary Shelley and what led her to create her Gothic masterpiece. Meet a wild cast including her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley and Romantic-era playa Lord Byron. Find out how social revolutions and the scientific and technological boom of the Industrial Revolution inspired a horror classic.
The Brookline Booksmith Book Club has been sharing great books for 10 years. It normally meets on the 2nd Monday of each month, at 7:30 pm in our Writer's and Reader's Room. No need to sign up, just show up.
