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 …
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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.
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- LibraryThing key:
- 8294
- ISFDB ID:
- 28692
- BNF ID:
- 11953887q
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Frankenstein
255 pages
French language
Published Feb. 24, 1969 by Cercle du bibliophile.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
260 pages
Published Dec. 5, 2018
Frankenstein
English language
Published Jan. 30, 1977 by Caedmon TC1541.
Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne
234 pages
Published Dec. 5, 1992
Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne
French language
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Published 2013
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