Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus
Title:
Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus
Description:
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin's mother Mary Wollstonecraft died following her birth. She was largely educated by her father William Godwin. She was not quite seventeen when she eloped with Percy Bysshe Shelley. Frankenstein is considered to be the first work of science fiction. In this third edition, she recounts for the first time the story of its origin during a ghost story writing contest in a villa on Lake Geneva. The novel explores what it means to be human and the ethical implications of scientific research. This edition is the first with a preface by Mary Shelley and the first with illustrations.
Creator:
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Publisher:
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
Date:
1831
Coverage:
London
Display Date:
1831
Hover Text:
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley — writer
Published Item:
P
Item Index:
20
Item Sort:
1800s
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