Frankenstein 1831 edition by Mary Shelley: by Mary Shelley Contributor(s): Shelley, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 2382263903 ISBN-13: 9782382263907 Publisher: Sahara Publisher Books OUR PRICE: $57.72 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1818 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Horror & Supernatural |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (0.97 lbs) 224 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. Shelley travelled through Europe in 1815 along the river Rhine in Germany, stopping in Gernsheim, 17 kilometres (11 mi) away from Frankenstein Castle, where two centuries before, an alchemist engaged in experiments.She then journeyed to the region of Geneva, Switzerland, where much of the story takes place. Galvanism and occult ideas were topics of conversation among her companions, particularly her lover and future husband Percy B. Shelley. In 1816, Mary, Percy and Lord Byron had a competition to see who could write the best horror story.After thinking for days, Shelley was inspired to write Frankenstein after imagining a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made. |