Frankenstein is a novel by Mary Shelley. It was first published in 1818. Ever since its publication, the story of Frankenstein has remained brightly in the imagination of the readers and literary circles across the countries. In the novel, an English explorer in the Arctic, who assists Victor Frankenstein on the final leg of his chase, tells the story. As a talented young medical student, Frankenstein strikes upon the secret of endowing life to the dead. He becomes obsessed with the idea that he might make a man. The Outcome is a miserable and an outcast who seeks murderous revenge for his condition. Frankenstein pursues him when the creature flees. It is at this juncture t that Frankenstein meets the explorer and recounts his story, dying soon after.
Although it has been adapted into films numerous times, they failed to effectively convey the stark horror and philosophical vision of the novel. Shelleys novel is a combination of Gothic horror story and science fiction.
About the Author
Shelley also wrote travel book History of a Six Weeks’ Tour which chronicles the continental tour she and her husband, the famous poet P. B. Shelley took in 1814 after their elopement. She also published her husband’s Posthumous Poems in 1824.
