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Nothing is as I expected it would be. - [LAUGHS]
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Mary Shelley

Nothing is as I expected it would be.- You've only been herea few weeks. Give it time

Nothing is as I expected it would be.
- [LAUGHS] You've only been here
a few weeks. Give it time

Full Transcript

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- Nothing is as I expected it would be. - [LAUGHS]
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You've only been here a few weeks. Give it time.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:00
Uploaded
Jul 01, 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.
In London it's not often we have occasion to picnic by the river. - Mary Shelley 00:05
In London it's not often we have occasion to picnic by ...
COLERIDGE: [RECITING] I looked upon the rotting sea and drew my eyes away - Mary Shelley 00:14
COLERIDGE: [RECITING] I looked upon the rotting sea and drew...
[WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY] - Mary Shelley 00:04
[WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
Isabel... who is that? - Mary Shelley 00:04
Isabel... who is that?
He thinks poetry should reform society, and so he's often in trouble. - Mary Shelley 00:04
He thinks poetry should reform society, and so he's oft...
- Let me introduce you to some friends. - BAXTER: There's someone I'd like you to meet. - Mary Shelley 00:05
- Let me introduce you to some friends. - BAXTER: There'...
- Percy, may I present Mary. Mary... - COLERIDGE: Baxter! Come and join us! - Mary Shelley 00:05
- Percy, may I present Mary. Mary... - COLERIDGE: Baxter! Co...
Oh, it's Coleridge. Mary, could you put these nameplates out, please? - Mary Shelley 00:05
Oh, it's Coleridge. Mary, could you put these nameplate...
Of course. Baxter mentioned you'd be joining the family here. - Mary Shelley 00:05
Of course. Baxter mentioned you'd be joining the family...
I am a great admirer of both your parents' work. - Mary Shelley 00:05
I am a great admirer of both your parents' work.
MARY: I hope I can entrust you to this task, Mr. Shelley. - Mary Shelley 00:04
MARY: I hope I can entrust you to this task, Mr. Shelley.
- Or will you try to incite me to revolution? - SHELLEY: My reputation precedes me. - Mary Shelley 00:05
- Or will you try to incite me to revolution? - SHELLEY: My ...
Won't you welcome a change from the deafening quiet? - Mary Shelley 00:04
Won't you welcome a change from the deafening quiet?
In London I spend most of my time in my father's bookshop. - Mary Shelley 00:04
In London I spend most of my time in my father's booksh...
So the deafening quiet is not as dramatic as you may think. - Mary Shelley 00:05
So the deafening quiet is not as dramatic as you may think.
Baxter does his best for these gatherings. Any lover of poetry will surely find a... - Mary Shelley 00:05
Baxter does his best for these gatherings. Any lover of poet...
...great thrill in the work that is being presented here. - Mary Shelley 00:04
...great thrill in the work that is being presented here.
Not really. Nothing substantial. - Mary Shelley 00:04
Not really. Nothing substantial.
And what, may I ask, would you constitute as "substantial" in your eyes? - Mary Shelley 00:05
And what, may I ask, would you constitute as "substanti...
Now may I steal Mr. Shelley away? - Mary Shelley 00:04
Now may I steal Mr. Shelley away?