also jack-boot (jÄkâ²boÍotâ²) n. 1. a. A stout military boot with a flared top that extends above the knee. b. A stout military boot that has an often studded sole, lacks laces, and extends to mid-calf.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was created in the nineteenth century. This time period has very distinct characteristics in writing and life, many of these characteristics are prominently shown in Frankenstein. The supernatural was very popular in the 1800's this came with romanticism, which was very popular then (Faculty of Humanities, University of Capetown).
Mary (then Mary Wolstonecraft Godwin) Shelly's Frankenstein was actually written on sort of a dare. While vacationing in Switzerland with Lord Byron, Mary and her future husba â¦ nd Percy Shelly and friends were housebound during inclement weather.To entertain themselves, they began talking, telling each other stories.he Modern Prometheus the actual name of the novel known as Frankestein was firt published in March 1818. It was written while Mary Shelley and husband Percy were vacationing â¦ in Europe.