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Mary Shelley conceives Frankenstein

1816 CE · Switzerland, Europe · Culture

Mary Shelley conceives Frankenstein
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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature from different body parts in an unorthodox scientific experiment.

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