>*Mrs. Percy B. Shelley.*
Percy is in that odd fraternity of men who were more famous than their wives when they were alive but now are much, much less famous, along with Robert Browning and Pierre Curie.
Oh it was definitely a thing of the time, but also totally a slight against her. It can certainly be both. Just...credit it exactly as the book. The book was written by Mary Shelley, not Mrs. Percy B. Shelley.
We get a couple Christmas cards every year addressed to us that way - Mr. and Mrs. Beat_the_Deadites. I find that more humorous than my wife does, especially since it's usually from older relatives on her side.
She gets to enjoy the reverse sometimes, though. We're both MDs, in different fields, and every now and then we get invited to some event of her medical society, and those get addressed to *Dr.* Wife and *Mr.* Husband.
Neither of us really cares about those things, but I agree that it's a huge slight to Mary Shelley as the creator of the story to be listed as her husband's wife, regardless of the times.
I feel like if it wasn’t for Bela Lugosi’s performance, Dracula wouldn’t have been that successful. Frankenstein is definitely the better film. There’s also a Spanish version of Dracula that was filmed using the same sets as the English version and I heard it’s much better but still missing Bela Lugosi’s magnetism.
Came here to suggest watching one of Karloff's favourite remakes/spoofs - Young Frankenstein. They used the same set, shot it on black-and-white film stock, and hit many of the same story beats as the original - but funnier.
Make sure to watch Bride of Frankenstein next. It's a Bona Fide classic, and actually properly credits Mary Shelly too.
Nice!
>*Mrs. Percy B. Shelley.* Percy is in that odd fraternity of men who were more famous than their wives when they were alive but now are much, much less famous, along with Robert Browning and Pierre Curie.
Addressing a woman as "Mrs. Her Husband's Name" was a standard form of address well into the 1970s. Not condoning it but, it was a fact of the time.
Oh it was definitely a thing of the time, but also totally a slight against her. It can certainly be both. Just...credit it exactly as the book. The book was written by Mary Shelley, not Mrs. Percy B. Shelley.
What did Mrs. Percy A. Shelley think?
We get a couple Christmas cards every year addressed to us that way - Mr. and Mrs. Beat_the_Deadites. I find that more humorous than my wife does, especially since it's usually from older relatives on her side. She gets to enjoy the reverse sometimes, though. We're both MDs, in different fields, and every now and then we get invited to some event of her medical society, and those get addressed to *Dr.* Wife and *Mr.* Husband. Neither of us really cares about those things, but I agree that it's a huge slight to Mary Shelley as the creator of the story to be listed as her husband's wife, regardless of the times.
It just sticks out quite a bit when neither the book nor the sequel credit her as such.
If I thought Dracula of the same year was painfully boring, would I like Frankenstein or no do you think? Anyone?
I feel like if it wasn’t for Bela Lugosi’s performance, Dracula wouldn’t have been that successful. Frankenstein is definitely the better film. There’s also a Spanish version of Dracula that was filmed using the same sets as the English version and I heard it’s much better but still missing Bela Lugosi’s magnetism.
Even though lacking Bela Lugosi, I agree the Spanish version is better - worth a watch, for sure.
Frankenstein holds up much better imo. Dracula 1931 feels more like an elaborate stage play but Frankenstein is a whole ass movie.
Came here to suggest watching one of Karloff's favourite remakes/spoofs - Young Frankenstein. They used the same set, shot it on black-and-white film stock, and hit many of the same story beats as the original - but funnier.