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By [[June]] [[1816]], Mary had a [[Mary Shelley's child|child]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Witch from the Well (audio story)|The Witch from the Well]]'') named William. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | By [[June]] [[1816]], Mary had a [[Mary Shelley's child|child]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Witch from the Well (audio story)|The Witch from the Well]]'') named William. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | ||
[[File:Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Mary at Villa Diodati in June 1816]] | |||
In the [[summer]] of [[1816]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'') Mary left her [[Bishopsgate]] home in [[Windsor]], [[England]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk (audio story)|The Silver Turk]]'') and travelled to [[Switzerland]], ([[AUDIO]]: '' [[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') where Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, John Polidori, Claire Clairmont and she stayed at [[Villa Diodati]] near [[Lake Geneva]]. ([[AUDIO]]: '' [[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') Despite not being married to Percy yet, Mary still went by Mrs. Shelley at the time, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') and the pair referred to each other as husband and wife. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') | In the [[summer]] of [[1816]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'') Mary left her [[Bishopsgate]] home in [[Windsor]], [[England]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk (audio story)|The Silver Turk]]'') and travelled to [[Switzerland]], ([[AUDIO]]: '' [[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') where Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, John Polidori, Claire Clairmont and she stayed at [[Villa Diodati]] near [[Lake Geneva]]. ([[AUDIO]]: '' [[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') She and Percy also stayed in a [[chalet]] named [[Maison Chapuis]], located on the shore of Lake Geneva. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') Despite not being married to Percy yet, Mary still went by Mrs. Shelley at the time, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') and the pair referred to each other as husband and wife. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] mentioned that he and Professor [[Salyavin|Chronotis]] spent time near Lake Geneva with Mary and Byron. ([[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Shada (audio story)|Shada]]'') | The [[Eighth Doctor]] mentioned that he and Professor [[Salyavin|Chronotis]] spent time near Lake Geneva with Mary and Byron. ([[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Shada (audio story)|Shada]]'') | ||
As she would later recount in her [[foreword]] to ''Frankenstein'' (edition [[1831]]), the incessant [[rain]] of this particular summer drew them away from the [[lake]] and kept them indoors, at Lord Byron's house, for days. Whilst reading [[ghost story|ghost stories]] together, Byron challenged the group to each write a ghost story of their own, ([[AUDIO]]: '' [[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') in the form of "the most gruesome, spine-chilling ghost story of all time". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') That night, the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], [[Yasmin Khan]], [[Ryan Sinclair]] and [[Graham O'Brien]] knocked on the door, seeking shelter from the rain. This led to an encounter with Ashad, the [[Lone Cyberman]]. Mary wondered if Ashad was a composite of multiple men and referred to his creators as a "Modern [[Prometheus (figure)|Prometheus]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | As she would later recount in her [[foreword]] to ''Frankenstein'' (edition [[1831]]), the incessant [[rain]] of this particular summer drew them away from the [[lake]] and kept them indoors, at Lord Byron's house, for days. Whilst reading [[ghost story|ghost stories]] together, Byron challenged the group to each write a ghost story of their own, ([[AUDIO]]: '' [[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') in the form of "the most gruesome, spine-chilling ghost story of all time". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') That night, the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], [[Yasmin Khan]], [[Ryan Sinclair]] and [[Graham O'Brien]] knocked on the door, seeking shelter from the rain. This led to an encounter with Ashad, the [[Lone Cyberman]]. Mary wondered if Ashad was a composite of multiple men, watched him recharge via a lightning strike, and referred to his creators as a "Modern [[Prometheus (figure)|Prometheus]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | ||
Though Mary's account said that there were only four individuals present during the ghost story competition, the Eighth Doctor knew this was untrue. The Doctor wished she had been able to tell the ''real'' story of what had taken place ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'') at Villa Diodati. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') | Though Mary's account said that there were only four individuals present during the ghost story competition, the Eighth Doctor knew this was untrue. The Doctor wished she had been able to tell the ''real'' story of what had taken place ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'') at Villa Diodati. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') | ||
