Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

9781398812215

208 pages

Arcturus Publishing Limited

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Overview

Widely regarded as the first example of a science fiction novel, making it an essential read for sci-fi fans.

The inspiration for a whole genre of horror stories and, later, films.

Perfect as a gift for lovers of horror/science fiction - or for those who just appreciate classic fiction.

Frankenstein is on the BBC's list of Novels That Shaped Our World (2019).

Author Bio

Mary Shelley was only eighteen when Lord Byron challenged a group of friends to write the best horror story. She fleshed out her original and this was accepted for publication when she was just twenty. Shelley wrote several novels after Frankenstein but none of them has stood the test of time, although in her lifetime she was taken seriously as a writer, especially of biographies. She died in 1851, some thirty years after the tragic early death of her husband Percy.