Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

1818 · Book · epistolary novel, body horror literature, Gothic fiction, science fiction, fantasy, epic

Mary Shelley

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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature from different body parts in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18 and staying in Bath, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in a French translation published in Paris in 1821.

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Type: Book
Release date: January 1, 1818
Genres: epistolary novel, body horror literature, Gothic fiction, science fiction, fantasy, epic
Created by: Mary Shelley
Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland