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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

by Katherine Newey

English Horror talesFrankenstein (Fictitious character)History and criticismMonsters in literatureScientists in literatureBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)LiteratureVictor Frankenstein (Fictitious character)

Focusing on her innovative treatment of birth and education, *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* links her interest in science with her position as a woman writer in the early nineteenth century. It also includes a discussion of the subsequent history of Frankenstein and his Monster in popular culture.

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Book data: Open Library