Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the second edition, which was published in Paris in 1821. Shelley travelled through Europe in 1815 along the river Rhine in Germany, stopping in Gernsheim, 17 kilometres away from Frankenstein Castle, where two centuries before, an alchemist engaged in experiments. She then journeyed to the region of Geneva, Switzerland, where much of the story takes place. Galvanism and occult ideas were topics of conversation among her companions, particularly her lover and future husband Percy B. Shelley.
| Author | Mary Shelley |
| Set in | England, Ireland, Italy, France, Scotland, Switzerland, Russia, Germany, late 18th century |
| Published | 1 January 1818 (Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 203 years ago) |
| Text | ' at Wikisource |
About Frankenstein
Originally depicted as Frankenstein's monster, he eventually took on the name of Frankenstein himself. He is the creation of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and he is known for his deep voice and neck bolts.
Achievement of Frankenstein
In 1910, Edison Studios produced the first film featuring Frankenstein. The picture was a 16-minute short directed by J. Searle Dawley.
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