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by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; James M. Hart (Editor); Eric Koda (Illustrator)


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Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus is a Gothic novel written by Mary Shelley in 1818. The story revolves around Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates a monstrous creature and immediately regrets his actions, abandoning the creature to its own devices. The creature, seeking acceptance and revenge, terrorizes Victor and those he loves. Themes of ambition, ethics, humanity, and loneliness are explored through Shelley's vivid descriptions of the natural world and her characters' psychological torment. Frankenstein remains a classic of Gothic literature and a seminal work of science fiction.

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin wrote the first draft of her groundbreaking novel in 1816, while on a trip to Lake Geneva with her soon-to-be husband, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and poet Lord Byron. They were stuck indoors during famously known as the Year Without a Summer.




From the publisher

Before Dracula, before Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, before the Invisible Man, there was Frankenstein! Experience the real classic Gothic horror story in this 200-year anniversary edition with the original 1818 edition text, glossary with over 240 definitions, annotations, and with illustrations by Lynd Ward and Eric Koda.

First Edition Identification

A small London publishing house, Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, first printed Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus in a limited series of just 500 copies on January 1, 1818. By then, Mary was just 20 years old. The first edition was published anonymously in 1818, with a preface by Percy B. Shelley and a dedication to Mary’s father, philosopher William Godwin. Mary Shelley didn’t publicly claim her novel until years later, and her name appears in the second edition, published in 1823. First edition original pasteboards were in blueish gray.

First editions are very scarce and exceptionally rare on the market. In 2021 one of the first 500 copies of the novel was sold at auction for $1.17 million. It was the first Frankenstein first edition copy to be auctioned since 1985.


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  • Title Frankenstein (Illustrated and Annotated 1818 Edition)
  • Author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; James M. Hart (Editor); Eric Koda (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 250
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Hart Warming Classics
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9784909069054 / 4909069054
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.53 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.35 cm)

About the author

Mary Shelley was born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in 1797 to famed feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and political writer and philosopher William Godwin. In 1816, she married poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. She wrote several other books including Valperga (1823), The Last Man (1826), and Lodore (1835).
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