Betty Bennett, 71; scholar of Mary Shelley's life, works

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From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Date: 20060825
Author:YVONNE SHINHOSTER LAMB, WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE

YVONNE SHINHOSTER LAMB, WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
08-25-2006

Betty Bennett, 71; scholar of Mary Shelley's life, works -- Research gave new look into 'Frankenstein' writer's character
By YVONNE SHINHOSTER LAMB, WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE
Date: 08-25-2006, Friday
Section: LOCAL
Edtion: All Editions
Column: OBITUARIES

WASHINGTON — Betty Bennett, a literature professor at American University who was a leading authority on the life of "Frankenstein" author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and her circle of friends, died of lung cancer Aug. 12. She was 71.

Bennett's ...

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