When the floodgates of the creative unconsciousness finally opened, the never stagnant sources that inspired Frankenstein were readily available to Mary Shelley. In addition to other passions Percy and Mary were voracious readers. Radu Florescu, author of In of Frankenstein, estimates that the couple may have read as much as sixteen hours on a good day during their romp through Europe. Reading, romping and remembering provided the seed bed from which grew a classic. As with the night vision that provoked the tale, the sources she used were not consciously selected. Each contributing resource made its way into the novel