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'' fate of frankenstein '' the man and the monster ; or the 19th century melodrama ; popular tragedy henry m. milner
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henry m. milner

henry m. milner was a 19th-century playwright and author of melodramas and popular tragedies .
his most notable work , `` the man and the monster ; or the fate of frankenstein '' opened in 3 july 1826 at the royal coburg theatre , six months after mary wollstonecraft shelley 's `` the last man '' was published .
subsequent film adaptations follow milner 's theatrical adaptation of frankenstein 's monstrous creation as a pivotal scene .
it was milner , not shelley , who wrote the famous line , `` it lives ! ''
