Conception: Mary Shelley

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October 1840: Gothic writer Mary Shelley’s first pilgrimage back to Europe in 20 years in defiance of her father-in-law’s express wishes.

Has Mary the courage to confront the past as she returns to Lake Geneva, her birthplace as a writer and of her most famous novel Frankenstein? And will she find the solace she seeks among Villa Diodati’s rooms, terraces and vineyards where she, Percy Shelley and Byron spent that unforgettable summer… "Was I the same person who had lived there, the companion of the dead?"

Conception charts a profound voyage of self-discovery for this exceptional writer in her maturity.

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Email: othboxoffice@dacorum.gov.uk

Phone: 01442 228091

Web: https://oldtownhall.co.uk/events/conception-mary-shelley

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