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‘Northanger Abbey’: What’s on Isabella and Catherine’s reading list?
“Dear creature! How much I am obliged to you; and when you have finished Udolpho, we will read the Italian together; and I have made out...

Jennifer Abella
Jan 10, 2018


Evolution of a monster: Six views of Frankenstein’s creature
Today Frankenstein’s creature is instantly recognizable. But over 200 years, his image has evolved. Here are some of the monster’s...

Jennifer Abella
Jan 3, 2018


The critics’ view: ‘Frankenstein’ adaptations
Show business is rife with reboots and sequels. We dug through archives for these excerpts from reviews of “Frankenstein” adaptations:...

Jennifer Abella
Dec 6, 2017


Six things to know about the ‘year without a summer’
Mary Shelley wrote “Frankenstein” in 1816 — also known as “year without a summer” after a volcanic eruption affected the weather for...

Jennifer Abella
Nov 8, 2017


Haunted Chapel Hill
The story goes that Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein after having a waking dream of a man hovering over a “hideous phantasm.” Creepy,...

Jennifer Abella
Oct 25, 2017


Frankenstein 101
Here’s the lowdown on Mary Shelley’s masterpiece, “Frankenstein.”

Jennifer Abella
Oct 4, 2017


Northanger Abbey 101
Here’s a quick background video about “Northanger Abbey.”

Jennifer Abella
Sep 27, 2017
Jane Austen and Mary Shelley, at a glance
Here’s a quick look at the authors.

Jennifer Abella
Sep 20, 2017


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