Frankenstein

Some discoveries should never be made—and some ambitions carry consequences no creator can control.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein follows Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant young scientist driven by an obsessive desire to uncover the mysteries of life. When his experiment succeeds beyond expectation, triumph quickly gives way to fear, isolation, and consequences that reach far beyond the laboratory.

Atmospheric, emotional, and deeply unsettling, Frankenstein is much more than a tale of horror. Shelley explores ambition, responsibility, loneliness, rejection, identity, and the dangerous consequences of pursuing knowledge without considering its human cost.

Published anonymously in 1818, Frankenstein became one of the most enduring works of Gothic literature and an important early influence on science fiction. Its questions about creation, ethics, and responsibility remain strikingly relevant.

Experience the original story that transformed the Gothic imagination and introduced one of literature's most unforgettable creations.

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