Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus

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by Mary Shelley

Genres: General Fiction; Classics

Synopsis

Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797–1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a grotesque but sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition of the novel was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared on the second edition, published in France in 1823.

Release date: May 11, 2021

Publisher: Pocket Books

Print pages: 352