Swiss student Victor Frankenstein creates a monster and thereby unleashes a force he cannot control. For like Prometheus, the monster brings both blessing and curse.
With her Gothic novel, 19-year-old Mary Shelley created a myth that continues to live on to this day. Although he created the monster, Frankenstein is still considered the ultimate horror character.

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Autorentext
Mary Shelley (17971851) was one of the most notable authors of English Romanticism. With her legendary Frankenstein (1818), she created the first science fiction novel.