Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Year: 1818 Hardcover Paperback Kindle

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Frankenstein was published in 1818 by 21-year-old Mary Shelley. The novel tells of Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss scientist who discovers how to reanimate the dead by using pieces of corpses. Though it initially seeks affection, the "monster" he creates inspires fear and loathing in everyone it meets. Lonely and miserable, the creature eventually turns against his creator.