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Frankenstein (book)
- Subtitle: The Modern Prometheus
- Author: Mary Shelley
- As Noted In: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
- As Noted In: 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas, Phantom
Timeline
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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| 1816/06/16 | Mary Shelley | Author | Mary Wollstonecraft begins writing Frankenstein as part of a ghost story competition at Lord Byron's residence in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. | Villa Diodati | Cologny | ||
| 1817/05/14 | Mary Shelley | Author | Mary Shelley completes her novel "Frankenstein". | ||||
| 1818/01/01 | Mary Shelley | Author | With a preface written by Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is published anonymously by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones. | ||||
| 1818/01/01 | Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones | Publisher | Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones publish 500 copies of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" in three volumes, the standard "triple-decker" format. | ||||
| 1818/01/02 | Percy Bysshe Shelley | Agent | Percy Shelley sends Walter Scott a copy of "Frankenstein". "My own share in them consists simply in having superintended them through the press during the Author's absence." - PBS to WS | ||||
| 1818/06/14 | Walter Scott | Life | Mary Wollstonecraft writes Walter Scott to let him know she wrote "Frankenstein": "I am anxious to prevent your continuing in the mistake of supposing Mr Shelley guilty of a juvenile attempt of mine ... I abstained from putting my name..." MWS | ||||
| 1823/08/11 | Mary Shelley | Author | The 2nd edition of "Frankenstein" is published in 2 volumes and credits Mary Shelley as author. | ||||
| 1831/10/31 | Mary Shelley | Author | The 3rd edition of "Frankenstein" is published in 1 volume, heavily revised and with a new, longer preface written by Mary Shelley. | ||||
| 1849/12/26 | "Frankenstein: or, The Model Man", by William and Robert Brough, opens at the Adelphi Theatre for a run of 26 performances. | The Adelphi Theatre | London |
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| Particulars for Frankenstein (book): | |||
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| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Gothic Fiction | genre of decaying settings, medieval locales with dark atmosphere of isolation, mystery and terror | |
| Holiday | Halloween | October 31st, people dress up as monsters and other characters, children ask for candy by saying 'Trick or Treat', popular party day for adults | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Education | Natural Philosophy | per-modern study of natural bodies | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
| Narrative Arts | Speculative Fiction | a genre of fiction that encompasses works in which the setting is other than the real world, involving supernatural, futuristic, or other imagined elements | |
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| Original Language: | English | ||
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