Frankenstein: Or, The Modern PrometheusMary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus" (1818) is a combination of gothic horror story and science fiction first conceived for a writing challenge by Lord Byron when she was just eighteen. It is the story of Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss student of natural science who assembles pieces of corpses to create an artificial man and brings it to life with galvanism. Though it seeks affection, the unnamed monster inspires loathing in everyone it meets. Lonely and miserable, the creature ultimately destroys its creator. |
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User Review - CJ82487 - LibraryThingMary Shelley's romantic novel first published in 1818 anonymously has been the inspiration for movie monster makers. Since the first film adaptation in 1823, Shelley's creation has been brought to ... Read full review
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User Review - dbsovereign - LibraryThingIt gets lonely when you're a monster. Shelley makes us look at the inhuman aspects of ourselves. When what we create gets out of hand isn't it still our fault? Read full review
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| Title | Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus Volume 1 of Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Volume 1 of Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus: In Three Volumes, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
| Author | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
| Publisher | Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2018 |
| Length | 192 pages |
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