Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

mai 2015 · Read Books Ltd

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Hauntingly Faustian, Frankenstein is the uncanny tale of dark scientific experimentation and is known as the first science fiction novel. Redefining gothic horror literature, Mary Shelley’s masterpiece observes what it means to be human.

Young scientist Victor Frankenstein pillages graveyards for body parts and organs to fulfil his macabre desire to create life. Piecing together fragments of corpses to fashion the ‘perfect’ human, Frankenstein’s unorthodox experiment plunges into a nightmare when the scientist shocks his creation to life with electricity. The grotesque being that emerges is a monster beyond his creator’s capabilities, and he is sent out into the world alone, confused, and consumed by an uncontrollable hatred for Victor Frankenstein.

First published in 1818, this novel is one of the most impactful tales of the cycle of destruction. Not to be missed by fans of gothic horror.

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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797–1851) was an English writer, best known for her Gothic novel ‘Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus’ (1818). The book is considered her masterpiece and an early example of science fiction. She also edited the work of her husband, the poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. A significant figure in the Romantic movement in her own right, her work is often praised for its political and feminist themes.