Frankenstein
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*Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus* is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, 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.
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1 released bookBarron's Graphic Classics
Barron's Graphic Classics is a 1-book series first released in -800 with contributions by Mary Shelley.
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I loved this book. I especially liked its format and will look for some more books written by Mary Shelley. It still baffles me how she was able to write this when she was only nineteen.
This book was actually deep? And not scary at all? Talk about a plot twist. Didn't expect that at all.
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