Frankenstein; Or the Modern Prometheus: (Annotated) Shelley's novel, Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus (1818), is a combination of Gothic horror storyand science fiction. The book tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss student of natural science who creates an artificial man from pieces of corpses and brings his creature to life. Though it initially seeks affection, the monster inspires loathing in everyone who meets it. Lonely and miserable, the monster turns upon its creator |