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Frankenstein (Fictitious character)

Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus

by Mary Shelley

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ID: frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus

Published

1818

Pages

0

Est. Weight

0.5 lbs

About this Edition

*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...

Subjects: Frankenstein (Fictitious character), Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character), Fiction, Victor Frankenstein (Fictitious character), Scientists Last Updated: 1/10/2026