#“On Lake Geneva”
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Lake Geneva Ice Castles
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Lord Byron's first edition copy of Frankenstein (1818), one of only two known surviving copies to be personally inscribed by Mary Shelley (the other is to her friend Mrs. Thomas). Byron took this copy with him when he went into the Greek War of Independence, and it was among his personal things when he died there in 1824:
Mary didn't disclose her name in the inscription because the novel was published anonymously and she initially wanted to keep it that way. However, Byron did reveal her identity in a letter to his publisher, correcting his assumption that Percy was the one who wrote the novel:
"The story of the agreement to write the Ghost-books is true — but the ladies are not Sisters — one is Godwin’s daughter by Mary Wolstonecraft — and the other the present Mrs. Godwin’s daughter by a former husband. Mary Godwin (now Mrs. Shelley) wrote 'Frankenstein' — which you have reviewed thinking it Shelley’s — methinks it is a wonderful work for a Girl of nineteen — not nineteen indeed — at that time."
Under Mary Shelley's consultation, Thomas Moore writes in his Life of Lord Byron (vol III):
"During a week of rain at this time, having amused themselves with reading German ghost-stories, they agreed, at last, to write something in imitation of them. 'You and I,' said Lord Byron to Mrs. Shelley, 'will publish ours together.'"
Percy, writing as Mary with her permission, mentions Byron and himself (in the third-person) in the novel's 1818 preface thus:
"Two other friends (a tale from the pen of one of whom would be far more acceptable to the public than any thing I can ever hope to produce) and myself agreed to write each a story, founded on some supernatural occurrence.
The weather, however, suddenly became serene; and my two friends left me on a journey among the Alps, and lost, in the magnificent scenes which they present, all memory of their ghostly visions. The following tale is the only one which has been completed."
#mary shelley#frankenstein#percy shelley#percy bysshe shelley#lord byron#byron#shelley#the shelleys#literature#english literature#romanticism#novels#books#authors#writers#19th century#gothic literature#gothic#the geneva squad#lake geneva 1816#geneva squad#dreams of 1816
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Geneva Harbour Backlit - Genevieve Juttens , 2020.
Swiss , b. 1959 -
Oil on canvas , 81 x 60 cm.
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Italie (1908) Lake Geneva, Switzerland.
#Lake Geneva#Steamboat#Italie#Lake#Fountain#Boat#Geneva Water Fountain#Jet d'Eau#Paddle Steamer#Cloudy Sky#Mont Saleve#Geneva#Switzerland
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Geneva, Switzerland 1860
#geneva#switzerland#1860#Europe#history#past#vintage#1900#photo#photography#picture#old#black and white#architecture#19th century#lake#cityscape#panorama#geneve#suisse
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Another ad for the Dungeon Hobby Shop in Lake Geneva with a dungeon cross-section by Tom Wham, in The Best of the Dragon, TSR, 1980. By this time the shop had moved out of the house at 723 Williams St. TSR gets the biggest font in the first cave, but many other contemporary companies are mentioned here.
#Dungeon Hobby Shop#D&D#Dungeons & Dragons#dungeon#Tom Wham Dungeon Hobby Shop ad#Dungeon Hobby Shop ad#gaming history#dnd#TSR#Lake Geneva#Best of the Dragon#Best of Dragon I#Dungeons and Dragons#1980s
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I think about them constantly. They need a sitcom, I'm begging
#mary shelley#lord byron#john polidori#percy bysshe shelley#claire clairmont#villa diodati#the geneva squad#lake geneva#1816#history#my art
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I already miss the lake. 🖤
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#chateau#chateau chillon#switzerland#lac leman#lake geneva#castle#veytaux#savoy#lake#photography#photos#photo#my photos#naturecore#nature photography#nature#medieval#medieval architecture#gothic architecture#light academia#aesthetic#chateau de chillon#chillon castle#princesscore#royalty#royaltycore#schloss chillon
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Georgia didn’t pay £70 to Actor’s Equity and listen to hold music for two to three hours to take Neil Tennant’s surname for you to treat her like this. Knock it off.
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Lac Léman, Suisse, 20 Novembre 2020
#Lake#Photographers on tumblr#Lake Geneva#Genfersee#Fotografie#Boat#Ship#Barco#Photography#Lago#Suisse#Svizzera#Switzerland#lac léman
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Lake Geneva, 1970s
Mickey Crisp
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this still from bride of frankenstein always gets me because it just captures their vibe perfectly. mary's ethereal charm and serious deadpan expression like she's on the office. byron with his hand on his hip, cock on full display, and the most dramatic collar ever. shelley with his legs crossed and his adorable wrinkled bow. how they kind of look like they could be trying to hold hands behind mary's back. truly an honorable contender for best geneva squad casting
#bride of frankenstein#frankenstein#mary shelley#percy shelley#lord byron#geneva squad#lake geneva#villa diodati#summer of 1816#gothic literature#horror#films#cinema#horror movies#gothic#goth
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Lights across the Lake* - Stefan Bleekrode, 2014.
Dutch, b. 1986 -
Oil on canvas , 70 x 90 cm.
* View over Lake Geneva in Switzerland at dusk.
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Sunset Serenades on Lake Geneva.
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