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Frankenstein is the title character in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the prototypical ‘mad scientist’ who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed. The name Frankenstein has become attached to the creature itself, who has become one of the best-known monsters in the history of film.
- Frankenstein
Frankenstein, American horror film, released in 1931, that...
- Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary...
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (born August 30, 1797, London,...
- Frankenstein
Frankenstein. 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 ...
- Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley
- 1818
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was first published in 1818 and stands as a seminal work in the Gothic and science fiction genres.The novel follows the ambitious scientist Victor Frankenstein, who, driven by a desire to overcome death and unlock the secrets of life, creates a human-like creature from reanimated body parts.
Take a study break. The 7 Most Messed-Up Short Stories We All Had to Read in School. A list of all the characters in Frankenstein. Frankenstein characters include: Victor Frankenstein, The Monster, Robert Walton , Elizabeth Lavenza, Henry Clerval.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was the daughter of the philosopher William Godwin and the writer Mary Wollstonecraft, who wrote "Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792). Shelley's mother died in childbirth and she was raised by her father. At age 18 Shelley ran off with Percy Bysshe Shelley, a leading British Romantic poet, who she married in 1816.
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