Frankenstein, or, The modern promethueus
By: Mary Shelley
Publisher: Bounty Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780753729717
Subjects: Fiction; Monsters; Scientists
Description: GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. Mary Shelley's classic work, published when she was just twenty years old, tells the tale of eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a terrifying creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Inspired after a competition between Shelley, her husband Percy, Lord Byron and John Polidori to see who could write the best horror story, Frankenstein is in part a gothic novel and considered by some as one of the first forays into science fiction. The story takes place in the 18th century and has led to numerous spin-off works featuring 'Frankenstein's monster.'
Notes: Originally published: 1818.