The Lady and Her Monsters

A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece

By: Roseanne Montillo

Narrated by: Cat Gould

The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Motillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein.

Montillo recounts how - at the intersection of the Romantic Age and the Industrial Revolution - Shelley's Victor Frankenstein was inspired by actual scientists of the period: curious and daring iconoclasts who were obsessed with the inner workings of the human body and how it might be reanimated after death.

With true-life tales of grave robbers, ghoulish experiments, and the ultimate in macabre research - human reanimation - The Lady and Her Monsters is a brilliant exploration of the creation of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's horror classic.

©2013 Roseanne Montillo (P)2020 Tantor

Incredible deep dive into macabre Victorians

Absolutely riveting and thorough account of so much deliciously macabre and dramatic details surrounding Mary Shelley during her life! I learned so much and understand now a lot of the darker preoccupations people had those days. The narrator was perfect for the book! Her cadence and accent were so soothing and her male quotations voice was sufficiently distinct without coming across ridiculous.

History and narrative intersect in Frankenstein.

Accurate recounting of Frankenstein canon and sources. The ladies monsters emerge in her life and her fiction,