1. Frankenstein's conception near Villa Diodati

    · Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland

    Frankenstein's conception near Villa Diodati
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    During the Geneva summer, Shelley participated in the ghost-story circle near Villa Diodati and began the tale that became Frankenstein. The source locates Byron's Villa Diodati at Cologny; the exact mid-June evening date is not used.

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