For the record, Shelley doesn't appear on the following list of one hundred influential people of the millennium, but Mary beat him out:

http://www.falls.igs.net/~dphillips/biography3.htm

So did Elvis, Princess Diana, and a few other surprising winners.

Just goes to show you, if you want to influence civilization, you're better off pouring your creative genius into a monster than into a leaf.

Boris regards,
WordWollstonecraft