"Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a 19th-century novel centered on Victor Frankenstein, a young, driven scientist who dares to create life from assembled body parts. It's a tale woven with ambition, the perils of humans acting as gods, and the loneliness born from creation itself, framed by explorer Robert Walton's letters from the North Pole, where he encounters the tormented Victor and learns of his tragic journey, filled with early losses and an all-consuming thirst for knowledge that would bring about monstrous consequences. The novel opens with letters from Robert Walton to his sister and gradually morphs into Victor's backstory, which is riddled with death, loss, and danger. This creates an eerie narrative, hinting at the terrible outcome of Frankenstein's pursuit.
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
By Mary Shelley
Driven by immense ambition, a scientist attempts to become a god and create life, resulting in unexpected horrors and terrible consequences.
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About the AuthorMary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft.
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