Video Fridays: Mary Shelley & the Summer of Monsters
Courtesy of Visit Bath
An oversized mask of Mary Shelley on display in Bath, England.
Frankenstein lives! In honor of the record-breaking sale this week of a first edition of Mary Shelley’s gothic novel, as well as the recent opening of Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein in Bath, England, it seems like the right time for a briefing on Shelley and the origin of her masterpiece. Thankfully, the Rosenbach Library & Museum posted one not too long ago, and it’s very enjoyable.
![Origen of Alexandria (c. 185–253) Homilia in Genesim, Homiliae in Exodum, in Latin, translation by Rufinus, decorated manuscript on parchment [Austria, Lambach Abbey? c. 1150–1175]. Estimate: $150,000-$200,000.](/sites/default/files/styles/category_card/public/media-images/2026-06/origen.jpeg?itok=0V_4_Lt2)
