Life of Mary Shelley

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…showed last 75 words of 745 total…before her. This is not a reflection of her courage and integrity but derived from socialization and the "punishments" placed on her by society. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley died in London from a brain tumor at age of 53 (Bishop). Mary is buried between her mother and father in St. Peter's Churchyard, Bournemouth (Galenet). She died in 1851 with great poetic timing. The Great Exhibition, which was a showcase of technological progress, was opened after her death (Bishop).