This antiquarian book contains Mary Shelley s 1818 gothic masterpiece, "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus." Frankenstein is a novel about a young scientist called Victor Frankenstein who creates a monstrous but conscious creature in a secret scientific experiment. The result of a competition to see who out of Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, and Lord Byron could write the best horror story, Shelley s famous tale is a must have for fans of horror fiction. It would make for a great addition to any bookshelf. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797 - 1851) was an English novelist, short story...