Frankenstein: 1818 Edition Mary Shelley
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798522452155
- Series
- Frankenstein
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-06-17
- Author
- Mary Shelley
Description
"If I can not inspire love, I will cause fear" ― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein. Almost two centuries after its publication, this is an original 1818 edition of Frankenstein written by the English Author Mary shelley when she was only 18 years and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the second edition, which was published in Paris in 1821. Frankenstein tells the story of gifted scientist Victor Frankenstein who succeeds in giving life to a being of his own creation. However, this is not the perfect specimen he imagines that it will be, but rather a hideous creature who is rejected by Victor and mankind in general. Since the Publication of this novel, the name 'Frankenstein" is often used to refer to the monster. Victor Frankenstein has a strong desire to understand the world. He is obsessed with studying the theories of alchemists, though when he is older, he realizes that such theories are considered outdated. When Victor is five years old, his parents adopt Elizabeth Lavenza, the orphaned daughter of an expropriated Italian nobleman, whom Victor later marries. Victor's parents later take in another child, Justine Moritz, who becomes William's nanny. Though Frankenstein is infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement, Brian Aldiss has argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story. In contrast to previous stories with fantastical elements resembling those of later science fiction, Aldiss states that the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results. The novel has had a considerable influence on literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories, films, and plays.
