Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

"Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a Gothic novel written in 1818. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a living creature from assembled body parts in an unorthodox experiment. When the creature awakens, Victor flees in horror, setting in motion a tragic tale of creation, abandonment, and revenge. This pioneering work has become one of English literature's most influential stories, spawning an entire genre of horror and forever changing popular culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851
Title Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
Original Publication United Kingdom: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818.
Note The 1831 edition is also available: eBook #42324
Note Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject Horror tales
Subject Gothic fiction
Subject Scientists -- Fiction
Subject Monsters -- Fiction
Subject Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Subject Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 41445
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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