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BYRON: Very well. Well, we have our first story
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Mary Shelley

Very well. Well, we have our first story

BYRON:
Very well. Well, we have our first story

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BYRON: Very well. Well, we have our first story.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
01:26:39
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
HanWay Films,Gidden Media,Parallel Films,BFI,Ralfish Films,Bac Cinema,Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,Film Fund Luxembourg,Head Gear Films,Metrol Technology

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Movie Summary

Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.
I thought the challenge was a... was a ghost story? - Mary Shelley 00:04
I thought the challenge was a... was a ghost story?
I thought you would know intimately about the existence of nocturnal beings... - Mary Shelley 00:05
I thought you would know intimately about the existence of n...
[LAUGHTER] - Mary Shelley 00:06
[LAUGHTER]
BYRON: No story from Polidori. - Mary Shelley 00:04
BYRON: No story from Polidori.
Oh, you claim no interest in Hogg. That's alright. But the good doctor... - Mary Shelley 00:05
Oh, you claim no interest in Hogg. That's alright. But ...
...oh, yes, he's more to your liking, isn't he? - Mary Shelley 00:05
...oh, yes, he's more to your liking, isn't he?
I do not have to justify myself to you or to anyone! - Mary Shelley 00:04
I do not have to justify myself to you or to anyone!
- You have no idea the responsibilities I bear. - What responsibilities? - Mary Shelley 00:05
- You have no idea the responsibilities I bear. - What respo...
Threw herself in the filthy water at Battersea. - Mary Shelley 00:05
Threw herself in the filthy water at Battersea.
...he said that he will provide for the baby... - Mary Shelley 00:04
...he said that he will provide for the baby...
[CRYING] - Mary Shelley 00:06
[CRYING]
...to thank you for your hospitality. - Mary Shelley 00:05
...to thank you for your hospitality.
...but I have never considered myself one for fatherhood. - Mary Shelley 00:04
...but I have never considered myself one for fatherhood.
I am under no illusions about your situation. - Mary Shelley 00:04
I am under no illusions about your situation.
- Claire, unfortunately... - I never loved her. - Mary Shelley 00:05
- Claire, unfortunately... - I never loved her.
Nor did I pretend to love her. Nor do I believe she loved me. - Mary Shelley 00:05
Nor did I pretend to love her. Nor do I believe she loved me...
But a man is a man... - Mary Shelley 00:05
But a man is a man...
And when a young girl comes prancing to an old man at all hours... - Mary Shelley 00:06
And when a young girl comes prancing to an old man at all ho...
Always see - Mary Shelley 00:04
Always see
Safe travels Mary - Mary Shelley 00:07
Safe travels Mary