Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus, generally known simply as Frankenstein, is a novel written by Mary Shelley. Shelley started writing when she was 18 and the novel was published when she was 21. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley's name appears on the second edition, published in 1831. The title of the novel refers to a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who learns how to create life and creates a being in the likeness of man, but larger than average and more powerful. In popular culture, people have tended incorrectly to refer to the monster as Frankenstein. Frankenstein is infused with some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement. It was also a warning against the expansion of modern man in the Industrial Revolution, alluded to in the novel's subtitle, The Modern Prometheus. The story has had an influence across literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories and films. It is often considered the first fully realised science fiction novel due to its pointed, if gruesome, focus on playing God by creating life from dead flesh. (wikipedia)

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ISBN 13	9781449568795
ISBN 10	1449568793
Title	Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Author	Mary Shelley
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	CreateSpace
Year published	2009-11-14
Number of pages	122
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