How Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Came to Life
A “Modern Prometheus” that left a timeless mark.
By
Kelsey Christine McConnell | Published Oct 21, 2020
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"How I, then a young girl, came to think of, and to dilate upon, so very hideous an idea?" — Mary Shelley
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The Theodor von Holst illustration from the frontispiece for the 1831 edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
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Miniature portrait of Mary Shelley by Reginald Easton, 1857.
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