Frankenstein

Frankenstein (1818) is a Gothic horror classic that tells the tale of ambitious young scientist Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with the idea of creating life, Frankenstein assembles a freakish human-like monster. But when he animates it, he’s shocked at the horror he’s created. Although the monster seeks affection at first, it’s continually rejected and eventually seeks revenge on humankind.

• Anyone who knows the name Frankenstein but has never read the book
• Fans of a good horror story that makes you squirm
• Lovers of classic literature

Mary Shelley (1797 - 1851) was a British novelist most famous for the horror classic Frankenstein (1818). Her mother was renowned philosopher and women’s rights advocate Mary Willstonecraft, and her father was the political philosopher William Godwin. Apart from writing her own works, she also edited the poems of her husband, the famous Romantic poet Percy Shelley. Frankenstein was the result of a horror story writing contest Shelley had with her husband and Lord Byron during a summer vacation.