John William Polidori

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1817–1818

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John William Polidori, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Mary Shelley publishes Frankenstein

   1817–1818

   Role: Participant

   1. 1April–May 1817 · Bath, EnglandCompletion of Manuscript

      Shelley completed the writing of the novel in April or May 1817.

   2. 21 January 1818 · LondonPublication of Frankenstein

      The novel was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818 by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones.

Sources

1. Mary Shelley Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
2. Frankenstein Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03