Old letters by 'Frankenstein' author unearthed

Mary Shelley, shown in a Richard Rothwell portrait dated 1840, at the Royal Academy, London. An academic had made a surprise discovery of a large collection of missives penned by the famed writer over almost two decades.

Professor finds cache of previously unpublished letters by Mary Shelley, written between 1831 and 1849.

IT was an idle click on an unpromising website that directed Nora Crook towards the most exciting and unexpected discovery of her distinguished academic career.