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Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

1818 · Novel · Gothic · Science fiction

Open Library OL450063W

Victor Frankenstein builds a living being and then abandons it. The creature’s education, and Victor’s refusal to answer for what he made, are the book’s real experiment.

About the author

Shelley wrote Frankenstein as a young novelist already thinking about responsibility, creation, and the stories the powerful tell about their mistakes. It is as much a moral tale as a tale of terror. More of this shelf for Mary Shelley.

Where to read it

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