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2018 marks the bicentennial of Mary Shelleys seminal novel. For the first time, Penguin Classics will publish the original 1818 text, which preserves the hard-hitting and politically-charged aspects of Shelleys original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. This edition also emphasizes Shelleys relationship with her mothertrailblazing feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, who penned A Vindication of the Rights of Womanand demonstrates her commitment to carrying forward her mothers ideals, placing her in the context of a feminist legacy rather than the sole female in the company of male poets, including Percy Shelley and Lord Byron.