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The Intricate Riddle of Life

Debra Miller portrays Mary Shelley
2022-10-27 13:00:00 2022-10-27 14:00:00 America/Chicago The Intricate Riddle of Life It is June 16, 1848, and you have traveled to London and are seated in the parlor of 24 Chester Square, where you await the lady of the house- fifty-year-old Mary Godwin Shelley. St. Charles Public Library - Huntley Community Room

Thursday, October 27
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-10-27 13:00:00 2022-10-27 14:00:00 America/Chicago The Intricate Riddle of Life It is June 16, 1848, and you have traveled to London and are seated in the parlor of 24 Chester Square, where you await the lady of the house- fifty-year-old Mary Godwin Shelley. St. Charles Public Library - Huntley Community Room

St. Charles Public Library

Huntley Community Room

It is June 16, 1848, and you have traveled to London and are seated in the parlor of 24 Chester Square, where you await the lady of the house- fifty-year-old Mary Godwin Shelley.

Debra Miller portrays Mary Shelley, the daughter of social revolutionaries William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, wife of romantic poet Percy Shelley, and mother of Frankenstein and his monster. 

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EVENT TYPE: | Programs |

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St. Charles Public Library
Phone: 630-584-0076 x1
Fax: 630-584-9262
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St. Charles Public Library
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MON-THU 9 A.M.-9 P.M.
FRI 9 A.M.-8 P.M.
SAT 9 A.M. - 5 P.M.
SUN 12 P.M.-5 P.M.
 

 
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The award-winning St. Charles Public Library District is located in the scenic Fox River Valley, 35 miles west of Chicago. The Library serves a district population of 55,092 residents and has a staff of 101. The St. Charles Public Library is an equal opportunity employer.

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