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Frankenstein (book)

Subtitle: The Modern Prometheus

Author: Mary Shelley

Type: Novel
Length: 280 pages

Derivative: Bride of Frankenstein, Film
Derivative: Frankenstein, Film

As Noted In: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
As Noted In: 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas, Phantom

Theme Group: Literary One Hit Wonders
Theme Group: Victorian Gothic Literature

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Characters

Agatha De Lacey, Daughter of De Lacey
Alphonse Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein's father
Caroline Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein's mother
Elizabeth Lavenza, Victor Frankenstein's adopted sister
Felix De Lacey, Son of De Lacey
Henry Clerval, Victor Frankenstein's childhood friend
Justine Moritz, Servant in the Frankenstein home
Monsieur De Lacey, Blind patriarch of a poor family
Robert Walton, Captain of a ship headed for the North Pole
Safie, Fiancee of Felix
The Creature, Victor Frankenstein's creation
Victor Frankenstein, Scientist
William Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein's brother

Places

Arctic Ocean, Setting
Bavaria, Germany Frankenstein is set in Ingolstadt, Bavaria
England, United Kingdom Setting
Geneva, Canton Geneva "Frankenstein" is set in Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Canton Geneva "Frankenstein" is set in Geneva, Switzerland
Orkney Islands, Setting
Switzerland, Frankenstein is set on Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Timeline

Y/M/D		Association	Description	Place	Locale	Food	Event
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.	Canton Geneva	Switzerland
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. The run is 500 copies in three volumes, the standard "triple-decker" format.
1818/01/01	Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones	Publisher	With a preface written by Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is published anonymously by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones. The run is 500 copies in three volumes, the standard "triple-decker" format.
1823/08/11	Mary Shelley	Author	"Frankenstein" 2nd edition is published in 2 volumes and credits Mary as author.
1831/10/31			"Frankenstein" 3rd edition is published in 1 volume - it is 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):
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
Narrative Arts	Narrative Prose		ordinary written language which tells a story
Education	Natural Philosophy
Art Type	Novel		long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length
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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