How did Mary Shelley get her idea for Frankenstein?
Yes, actually. She was on a trip with her lover at the time, Shelley. Along with them was also Lord Byron and a doctor they hired. They were bored, so they had a horror writing story contest. The idea probably stemmed from Mary Shelley eavesdropping on a conversation between Shelley and Byron. I believe they were talking about the biology of the human body, and it kind of inspired her. She didn’t write the story in time for the “contest”, but she started writing a few days later.
