childeofentropy@bookwyrm.social reviewed Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
a master in ethics
5 stars
this is my favourite novel. it's a master in ethics and drama. a must-read for anyone
339 pages
English language
Published Feb. 24, 1996 by W.W. Norton.
Frankenstein
the 1818 text, contexts, nineteenth-century responses, modern criticism Norton critical edition
by Mary Shelley
5 stars
(2 reviews)
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.
Subjects
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, -- 1797-1851
- Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century
- Horror tales, English -- History and criticism
- Frankenstein (Fictitious character)
- Scientists in literature
- Monsters in literature