Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text is Mary Shelley’s original and unaltered version of her groundbreaking novel, first published anonymously in 1818. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates life from dead matter—only to recoil in horror from the being he has made. Abandoned and misunderstood, the creature seeks companionship and justice, setting off a chain of tragic events.
Written during a stormy summer in Geneva and inspired by Romantic and Enlightenment ideas, Shelley’s novel explores themes of creation, ambition, isolation, and moral responsibility. The 1818 edition preserves the raw intensity of Shelley’s vision, before later editorial changes softened its radical edge.
📚 Genre: Gothic Fiction, Philosophical Novel, Science Fiction Classic
💡 Themes: Creation, ambition, isolation, rejection, moral responsibility
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