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   When was Frankenstein written?

   • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Gothic horror novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley that was first published in 1818. The epistolary story follows a scientific genius who brings to life a terrifying monster that torments its creator. It is considered one of the first science-fiction novels.

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   Was Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley?

   • "Yes, Frankenstein really was written by Mary Shelley. It's obvious – because the book is so bad". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016. ^ L. Lipking. Frankenstein the True Story; or Rousseau Judges Jean-Jacques. (Published in the Norton critical edition. 1996) ^ Five Books.

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   When did Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley write Frankenstein?

   • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley began the first outline for her novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus while vacationing here during the summer of 1816. Godwin became pregnant at 16 and eloped with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was 21 and frequently visited her father. The infant, a girl, would die soon after her birth in March 1815.

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   Is Frankenstein a science fiction book?

   • This was only the beginning. Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus (1818), is a combination of Gothic horror story and science fiction. The book tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss student of natural science who creates an artificial man from pieces of corpses and brings his creature to life.

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   Where did Mary Shelley start Frankenstein?

   • Where Mary Shelley started FrankensteinVilla Diodati, a mansion in Cologny, Switzerland. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley began the first outline for her novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus while vacationing here during the summer of 1816.

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   Who wrote Frankenstein & the Modern Prometheus?

   • frontispiece of Frankenstein; or, The Modern PrometheusFrontispiece of the 1831 edition of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley; illustration by Theodor von Holst. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Gothic horror novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley that was first published in 1818.

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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.

   • Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley

   • Publish Year: 1818

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   Aug 26, 2024 · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English Romantic novelist who is best known as the author of Frankenstein, a text that is part Gothic novel and part philosophical novel and is also often considered an early example of science fiction. Learn more about her life and works in this article.

   • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is best known for writing Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818, revised 1831), a text that is part Gothic nove...
   • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s best-known book is Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818, revised 1831). She wrote several other novels, incl...
   • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s father was William Godwin, a noted social philosopher, political journalist, and religious Dissenter, and her mother...
   • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin) met the young poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1812 and ran off with him to France in July 1814. The couple we...

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   Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (UK: / ˈwʊlstənkrɑːft /; née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. [2]

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Writer Mary Shelley published her most famous novel, Frankenstein, in 1818. She wrote several other books, including Valperga (1823), The Last Man (1826), the autobiographical Lodore (1835) and...

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   Sep 19, 2024 · Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Gothic horror novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley that was first published in 1818. The epistolary story follows a scientific genius who brings to life a terrifying monster that torments its creator. It is considered one of the first science-fiction novels.

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   Sep 19, 2024 · Frankenstein, the title character in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the prototypical “mad scientist” who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed.

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   Mar 6, 2024 · “Frankenstein” is a novel written by Mary Shelley, first published anonymously in 1818. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.