Frankenstein

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 written by Englishauthor . Frankenstein tells the story of , a young scientist who creates a in an unorthodoxscientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition waspublished anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in thesecond edition, which was published in Paris in 1821.Shelley travelled through Europe in 1815, moving along the river in Germany, and stopping in , 17kilometres (11 mi) away from , where, two centuries before, an had engaged in experiments.She thenjourneyed to the region of , Switzerland, where much of the story takes place. and ideas weretopics of conversation for her companions, particularly for her lover and future husband . In 1816 Mary,Percy and had a competition to see who could write the best story.After thinking for days, Shelleywas inspired to write Frankenstein after imagining a scientist who created and was horrified by what he had made.Tanıtım Metni