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Kate Shelley Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 Because of her actions during one rainy night in Iowa, Kate Shelley has earned an enduring place in railway folklore. Read a narrative of this fateful night, and learn why it is still remembered so fondly, in this article. This story recounts the actions of fifteen-year-old Shelley during the night of July 6th, 1881. Learn how Shelley struggled to avert a passenger train disaster, over a downed trestle. Also how Shelley became an instant and enduring hero, both locally and nationally. Topic: Shelley, Kate URL: http://www.las.iastate.edu/kiosk/1066.shtml The Story of Kate Shelley Grade Level:  K-5  6-8  9-12 On this web site you will find the story of the life of Kate Shelley. You can learn all about her birth, childhood, and family life. Then read the story of her courage to prevent a railway disaster on a dark, rainy night. You will learn about the tribute's made to her bravery and can read some poems that were written in honor of her. Topic: Shelley, Kate URL: http://www.desmoinesriver.org/kshelley.html Mary Shelley Grade Level:  9-12 To find out more about Mary Shelley's writing career, read through the facts presented on this web site. Much of the web site is dedicated to discussing the influence creatures such as Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" have had on the movie industry. You will learn who Frankenstein, when this novel was created, and which version of the movie was the first and only to follow the actual novel written by Mary Shelley. The web site also gives names of other works written by Mary Shelley and describes some of the hardships this author experienced throughout her life. Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://www.heureka.clara.net/art/shelley.htm Mary Shelley Grade Level:  K-5  6-8  9-12 As part of the Online Literature Library web site, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's "Frankenstein" is presented in its entirety for reading on the World Wide Web. Each chapter is presented on a separate page, and links are provided to other literature that influenced her writing of this novel, such as Shakespeare's "The Tempest", and Milton's "Paradise Lost". Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://www.literature.org/authors/shelley-mary Kate Shelley Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 If you visit Iowa, you may encounter numerous Shelley streets and Shelley parks. But just who is this mysterious namesake? Learn the fascinating answer in this article from Rudolph Daniels, who is a faculty member at Western Iowa Tech Community College. As described here, the many Shelley landmarks in Iowa take their name from a teenager named Kate Shelley. Read about Shelley's heroic actions, which prevented a train derailment, in the summer of 1881. Since then, Shelley has become known as a folk hero in Iowa, remembered with many honors, including numerous street and park names. Topic: Shelley, Kate URL: http://www.uiowa.edu/~humiowa/rd10-1.htm Gradesaver: Biography of Mary Shelley Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 On this web site you will find a biography that discusses the life of Mary Shelley. The story of her parents is outlined from how they met up to when Mary is born. You will learn about the death of her mother, her relationship with her father, and the difficulties she had during her upbringing. Find out how she met her husband, what their relationship was like, and when she wrote her first book "Frankenstein". Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Authors/about_mary_shelley.html Mary Shelley's Biography Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 A short biography of the featured writer Mary Shelley is presented on this web site. It gives you the basic and most significant facts about her life. You will learn brief facts about her personal life and some of her major literary works. The web site also features a listing of her immediate family members and other relatives. Images of her gravestone located in St. Peters Churchyard in Bournemouth, Dorset and a portrait of the author can be viewed. Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://www.xs4all.nl/~androom/biography/p000046.htm Percy Bysshe Shelley Grade Level:  9-12 Percy Shelley is well known for his poetry. Read more about the other interests of Shelley when you visit this informative website. Find out about the life of Percy Shelley including his time at Oxford University. You can read excerpts from some of Shelley's writings on this page also. Look through the links listed at the bottom of the page for more information about Percy Bysshe Shelley. Use this helpful website to gain more knowledge about the poet and writer. Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://users.dickinson.edu/~nicholsa/Romnat/pbshelley.htm Percy Bysshe Shelley Grade Level:  9-12 Percy Shelley is considered one of the major Romantic Poets. Read more about the life of Percy Shelley when you visit this website from Poet Seers. Learn about the two marriages of Shelley and his life in Italy. Did you know that Percy Shelley actually drowned while sailing in Italy? Find out about the personal life of Shelley and then use the links listed here to read some of his poetry. Decide for yourself if you like the writings of this famous poet when you visit this informative website. Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://www.poetseers.org/the_romantics/percy_bysshe_shelley/ Percy Bysshe Shelley Grade Level:  9-12 Percy Bysshe Shelley was born in the late 1700's to a member of Parliament. Read more about the life of this famous English poet when you visit this website. Did you know that Shelley was expelled from Oxford? Find out more about his personal life, his political views, and his marriage. You can read some of Shelley's writings and poems on this page Find out more about his life and his poetical works when you visit this informative site. Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRshelley.htm Percy Bysshe Shelley Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 Did you know that Percy Bysshe Shelley is buried in a cemetery in Rome? Read more about the life and death of Percy Shelley when you visit the website from Poets' Graves. View a photo of the grave along with the inscription of poetry engraved upon it. Learn about the strange death of Shelley and what happened to his remains. You can view photographs of the tomb of Shelley as well as a portrait of the romantic poet when you visit this interesting site. Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/shelley.htm The Percy Bysshe Shelley Resource Page Grade Level:  9-12 Percy Shelley was a romantic poet who created a large body of work during his lifetime. Learn more about Shelley when you visit this website from the University of Maryland. You can link to information about Shelley when you click on the Electronic Texts button. Browse through the list of links posted here and find out more about Shelley. You can also browse through the bibliography section to find even more information about this English poet. Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~djb/shelley/home.html Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - Percy Bysshe Shelley Grade Level:  9-12 Were you aware that Percy Bysshe Shelley was born in England in 1792 and died before his 30th birthday in 1822? Read more about the interesting life of this famous poet when you visit this site from The Academy of American Poets. Learn some fascinating facts about Shelley and his personal life. Find out how his wife, Mary Shelley, came to write the famous novel Frankenstein. Use this detailed website to read the biography of Shelley and learn about some of his famous works. Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/179 RPO Selected Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) Grade Level:  9-12 Did you know that Percy Bysshe Shelley was sometimes known as the Hermit of Marlow? Learn more interesting facts when you visit this website from Representative Poetry Online. You can find out the details of his life including where he lived and how he died. You can also browse through a long list of poems written by Shelley. Click on any of the thirty-nine poems listed here to read the famous poetry of this Englishman. Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poet/296.html Percy Bysshe Shelley Life Stories, Books, & Links Grade Level:  9-12 Percy Shelley was born in England and died in Italy. Read more about the man behind some very famous poems when you visit this website from Today in Literature. You can read a brief biography and link to more information about Shelley when you visit this website. You can link to biographical information as well as a timeline of events in the life of this English poet. View a list of books about Percy Bysshe Shelley also when you use this helpful website. Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://www.todayinliterature.com/biography/percy.bysshe.shelley.asp Shelley, Percy Bysshe Grade Level:  9-12 An annotated bibliography of prose, poetry, film, video, and art, the Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database comprises entries that serve as resources in health/pre-health and liberal arts settings. The works in the database were annotated because of their value in medical humanities. Five poems ("On Death," "To Mary Shelley," "To William Shelley," and "The Woodman and the Nightingale") and one sonnet ("Ye hasten to the grave! What seek ye there") by English writer Percy Bysshe Shelley are annotated. Each of the entries for these works includes a summary and commentary, as well as the key words by which the work may be searched. Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/People?action=view&id=2252 Frankenstein: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 The author of the Gothic horror story, Frankenstein, was woman, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. You will learn the important facts about her life and writing career from this web site. Mary Shelley lived an unconventional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. Find out about her parents, her education, her marriage to Percy Shelley, and how she came to write Frankenstein. Her famous novel was published when she was only twenty-one, and some people could not believe a young woman could have written it. You will also learn about Mary Shelley's writing career as she grew older. Topic: Women authors, English--19th century--Biography URL: http://www.duluth.lib.mn.us/Programs/Frankenstein/ShelleyBio.html Mary Shelley (1797-1851) Grade Level:  9-12 "It seems to me that in what I have hitherto written I have done nothing but prophecy what has arrived," maintained Mary Shelley, creator of Frankenstein. This guide to Shelley comprises an image and a number of facts about the author arranged under such headings as "Education," "Other jobs," "Critical verdict" ("Shelley's reputation is almost entirely dominated by a novel begun when she was 18 and published when 21"), "Now read on," and "Recommended biography." Topic: Women authors, English URL: http://books.guardian.co.uk/authors/author/0,,897517,00.html Percy Bysshe Shelley Grade Level:  9-12 Humanities Web comprises such resources as biographies, timelines, chronologies, images, electronic texts of primary sources, articles, and recommendations for further research and reading, all of which "show the interconnections, the web, the links, between history, the arts, and culture--and how each plays off and influences the others." The entry on English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, a leading figure of the romantic movement, features an image, brief biography, chronology, quotations, and the complete text of many of his poems. According to Shelley, "Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of mankind." Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=l&p=c&a=i&ID=73 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft Grade Level:  9-12 An annotated bibliography of prose, poetry, film, video, and art, the Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database comprises entries that serve as resources in health/pre-health and liberal arts settings. The works in the database were annotated because of their value in medical humanities. One work by English author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is represented: Frankenstein. The entry for this novel includes a summary and commentary, as well as the key words by which the work may be searched. Topic: Women authors, English URL: http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/People?action=view&id=2148 Mary Shelley and Frankenstein Grade Level:  9-12 Review the life and accomplishments of the English author Mary Shelley. Read essays, articles and various commentaries on her most famous works, Franenstein. Numerous additional links and resources are available on this informative web site. Some photographs are available along with some biographical information about Mary Shelley Wollstonecraft. Topic: Women authors, English URL: http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/maryshel/maryshel.shtml Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: August 30, 1797-February 1, 1851 Grade Level:  9-12 Experience the life of Mary Shelley and her career as a writer through this web site's biography. The site displays a listing of the books, letters, and other writings that were created by this author. The descriptive biography outlines some of the most significant events in her life, facts about her writing career, and details about some of her most famous works of literature. An extensive list of further readings about Mary Shelley is also provided. Topic: Women authors, English--19th century--Biography URL: http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/shelleybio.html Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Grade Level:  9-12 Classic Reader's free online collection currently comprises more than three thousand works of literature (including nearly two thousand short stories) by more than three hundred authors. New works are added regularly. The entry on Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, best known as the writer of Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus, features a biographical sketch ("Shelley was twenty-one when the book was published; she started to write it when she was eighteen") and the complete text of her famous novel. Topic: Women novelists, English URL: http://www.classicreader.com/author.php/aut.32/ Shelley, Percy Bysshe Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 Percy Bysshe Shelly was a well-educated Englishman well known for his poetry. Read about the life of this famous poet when you visit this website from Bartleby. You can read an extensive biography and then browse through many of his poems on this site. Look through the long list of poems written by this romantic and then click on them to read them in their entirety. Use this informative website to learn more about this poet from the nineteenth century. Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://www.bartleby.com/139/ The Bakken Library and Museum's Frankenstein Exhibit Grade Level:  K-5  6-8  9-12 Take the tour of this virtual exhibit titled "Frankenstein: Mary Shelley's Dream" and uncover more about this author's most famous work of literature. The exhibit will take you on an adventure where you will learn more about this novel and the author who wrote it. Read some basic facts about the novel and link to sites that have complete online text versions of the story. View an image of what Victor's laboratory from the novel may have looked like. A family tree for the author is featured that shows you her background and short biographies and portraits can be found for her relatives. Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://www.thebakken.org/Frankenstein/exhibit.htm Gothic Literature Read by the Romantic Writers Grade Level:  9-12 The relationship between Gothic literature and the novelists and poets from the age of Romanticism is the focus of this site, which provides a look at the Gothic novels read by the major writers from 1780-1830. Reading lists are provided for the following poets and novelists: William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats. In addition, comments about the novels are available from many of the writers. Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/~dougt/gothic.htm A Celebration of Women Writers: England Grade Level:  K-5  6-8  9-12 This web site would serve as a great starting point for someone doing research or just interested in learning more about female British authors. There are links to learning more about the authors themselves and their writings. Find information on Jane Austen, Beatrix Potter, Mary Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, Agatha Christie, Isabella Bird, Catherine Booth, Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Brontë, and so many others. There is so much information at this web site that it takes some time to load the page. Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/_generate/ENGLAND.html Defining Romanticism: The Implications of Nature Personified as Female in Frankenstein and Jane Eyre Grade Level:  9-12 This interesting paper explores the portrayal of nature as female in two famous literary works, Frankenstein and Jane Eyre, and begins with a discussion of a new classification and definition of Romanticism. Several examples of the personification of nature as female are included for both novels, and the author uses excerpts from each story to support her claims. Also discussed are several instances from Jane Eyre where the role of nature as female is reinforced and ultimately restored. Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://prometheus.cc.emory.edu/panels/2D/A.Renfroe.html Romanticism in Jude the Obscure Grade Level:  9-12 Jude the Obscure, one of Thomas Hardy's many novels, is the topic of this critical essay, which discusses the elements of Hardy's story that are influenced by the poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley, and the opposition between Romanticism and Darwinism. The essay includes a discussion of the Shelleyan aspects of Jude's character, along with detailed examples of Shelley's influence on the other main characters in Jude the Obscure. Also included is evidence that Hardy uses his novel to demonstrate his own interpretation of Shelley. Topic: Romanticism URL: http://www.otago.ac.nz/DeepSouth/0498/0498jude.htm Frankenstein - The Celluloid Monster Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 Mary Shelley's story of Frankenstein has been interpreted by many writers, playwrights, and movie producers. In 1931, Universal Studios produced the famous movie version of Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff. Hollywood, like Shelley, was influenced by the scientific discoveries and experiments of that time. This film was the beginning of Hollywood's horror genre, and earned over $12 million. This movie, and earlier plays, uses the basic premises of the book, while distorting it freely. Frankenstein became a cultural icon. Topic: Frankenstein (Fictitious character) URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/frankenstein/frank_celluloid.html Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 The subtitle of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" was "The Modern Prometheus." She believed Victor Frankenstein, the arrogant scientist who created Frankenstein, has good intentions, just as the mythical Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods to make tools and warm people. Frankenstein represents scientific possibilities and the consequences of them. It reminds us that even as science becomes able to do certain things, we must question the wisdom of such actions. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein monster also struggles with loneliness, abandonment, finding his place, revenge, and broken promises. Topic: Frankenstein (Fictitious character) URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/frankenstein/frank_modern_1.html The Birth of Frankenstein Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 Frankenstein was not created by Hollywood, but by a young woman named Mary Shelley in 1816. She had a dream following an evening of ghost stories at Lord Byron's house in Switzerland. Both of Shelley's parents were writers, and her husband was a poet. Although she does not say exactly how Victor Frankenstein brings the monster to live, she draws from efforts of physicians of her day to bring life back to drowning victims and scientific experiments with electricity to restore life. Topic: Frankenstein (Fictitious character) URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/frankenstein/frank_birth.html The Norton Anthology of English Literature Grade Level:  9-12 The genre of literary Gothicism was first introduced in England late in the eighteenth century, and this entry from the Norton Anthology of English Literature explores the history and supernatural nature of this fascinating branch of literature. The essay begins with a look at the historical significance of the Castle of Otranto, one of the first Gothic novels published in England. Also discussed are the innovative literary elements and themes introduced in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Topic: Literature--History and criticism URL: http://www.wwnorton.com/nael/romantic/topic_2/welcome.htm The Web Concordances and Workbooks Grade Level:  9-12 Poetry by Shelley, Keats, Blake, and others are available when you use this online concordance. This resource can be used like an index, to locate a passage in a text, and also as a support to help you compare usages of a word. This site gives a brief introduction to this type of reference. Scroll down the main page to find the works of the featured poets. There are also literary workbooks on the site available for some of the featured poets. Use these to explore the literature more in depth. Topic: Poets URL: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/english/wics/wics.htm Did I Request Thee, Maker, From My Clay? Grade Level: 6-8  9-12 Artificial creatures have long been a part of the myths and legends of many cultures. Spartoi warriors arose from dragon's teeth in Greek and Phoenician tales. The golem, a human-like creature of Jewish legends, had the words of life placed in its mouth, and became a giant nearly impossible to stop. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is believed to have followed the golem legend and the creature struggles with his creation and being misunderstood. The golem has been featured in movies since 1915, particularly Golem and How He Came Into the World and It! The Curse of the Golem. Topic: Golem URL: http://www.gregvilk.com/Golem/golem.html Dreams of High School Vampires Inspire a Toothsome Debut Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 In this interview, popular novelist Stephenie Meyer discusses Twilight--her first novel and the first volume in a young adult series featuring Bella and the Cullens, a family of vampires. Like Mary Shelley, whose classic Frankenstein was inspired by a nightmare, Meyer maintains that she met the beautiful vampires who people her novels in a dream. Influenced by writers as diverse as Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, and Orson Scott Card, Meyer notes that she has always been fascinated by superheroes. Read the complete article at this site. Topic: Meyer, Stephenie,--1973- URL: http://www.bookpage.com/0510bp/stephenie_meyer.html Ernesto Che Guevara Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 "Frankenstein," directed by James Whale in 1931, is the classic monster and horror film. It was released in the same year as Carl Laemmle Jr.'s "Dracula." In 1935, it was followed by the sequel, "Bride of Frankenstein." Based on Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel, it tells the story of a mad scientist who creates a monster. In the movie, the monster, played by Boris Karloff, is mistreated by the scientist's assistant and terrorizes the Bavarian countryside. Topic: Frankenstein (Fictitious character) URL: http://www.filmsite.org/fran.html Rachmaninoff Society Grade Level:  9-12 Founded in 1990, the Rachmaninoff Society exists to unite those who appreciate the work of Russian composer, pianist, and conductor Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff and to promote the study of his body of work. The Society's contribution includes newsletters, concerts, and the preparation of radio programs. Vladimir Ashkenazy, the Russian pianist and conductor, currently presides over the organization. The Society's web site includes images of Rachmaninoff, an audio file of Ashkenazy's thoughts on Rachmaninoff as a composer, and a PDF file of Elger Neils' interview with Howard Shelley on Rachmaninoff. Topic: Rachmaninoff, Sergei,--1873-1943 URL: http://www.rachmaninoff.org/ V. William Wordsworth Grade Level:  9-12 Chapter V of Volume XI (The Period of the French Revolution) of The Cambridge History of English and American Literature (1907-1921), examines English Romantic poet William Wordsworth's literary legacy. The material is arranged into twenty sections: The Influence of Rousseau, Wordsworth's Childhood, His Wanderings, The French Revolution, Dorothy Wordsworth, Friendship with Coleridge, Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth's Marriage, Ode to Duty, The Excursion, The White Doe of Rylstone, Laodamia, Sonnets; Later Years, The Ruined Cottage, His Poetry of Nature, There Was a Boy, Wordsworth and Shelley, Michael, The Lucy Poems, and His Description of the Moral Emotions. Topic: English poets URL: http://www.bartleby.com/221/0501.html