Articles liés à Frankenstein Mary Shelley Novel
L'édition de cet ISBN n'est malheureusement plus disponible.
Synopsis
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797-1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20.Her name first appeared in the second edition published in Paris in 1821.
Shelley travelled through Europe in 1815 along the river Rhine in Germany stopping in Gernsheim, 17 kilometres (11 mi) away from Frankenstein Castle, where two centuries before, an alchemist engaged in experiments.
She then journeyed to the region of Geneva, Switzerland, where much of the story takes place. The topic of galvanism and oct ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, partiarly her lover and future husband Percy B. Shelley. Mary, Percy and Lord Byron had a comition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for days, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made, inspiring the novel.
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
(Aucun exemplaire disponible)
Chercher: Créez une demandeVous ne trouvez pas le livre que vous recherchez ? Nous allons poursuivre vos recherches. Si l'un de nos libraires l'ajoute aux offres sur AbeBooks, nous vous le ferons savoir !
Créez une demande
