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When Mary Shelley returned to England from the Continent in August 1823 and began writing short fiction in earnest, she was already a well-known figure on the English literary scene. She was the author of a children's book, Mounseer Nongtongpaw; or, The Discoveries of John Bull in a Trip to Paris (1808); a travel book, History of a Six Weeks' Tour through a Part of France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland, with Letters Descriptive of a Sail round the Lake of Geneva, and the Glaciers of Chamouni (1817); her masterpiece, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818); and a three-volume historical romance, Valperga: or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca (1823). Although she had not received substantial compensation for those works, she had developed a network of influential contacts who could help her in future efforts to supplement her income with the proceeds of her literary efforts. Widowed, and supporting her only surviving child, Percy Florence, she needed as much financial help as she could get.
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