1797

1797 was a year.

Events
Montague took on a power that allowed him to twist people into grotesque forms. He bore crippling pains as a result from this year onwards, though they lessened for periods. (PROSE: The Death of Art)

Births and deaths
Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus and a future companion of the Eighth Doctor, was born. (AUDIO: Mary's Story, The Silver Turk)