Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (Annotated‪)‬

The Original 1818 Novel by Mary Shelley—Annotated and Contextualized

Since its publication in 1818, Frankenstein has become one of the most influential novels in English literature. Mary Shelley's groundbreaking masterpiece is far more than a tale of horror. It is a profound exploration of scientific ambition, creation, responsibility, isolation, and the consequences of pursuing knowledge without wisdom. When Victor Frankenstein succeeds in creating life, he unleashes forces that neither he nor anyone around him can control.



This historical and literary edition presents Shelley's original 1818 text together with more than 70 original annotations that illuminate the people, places, scientific discoveries, literary influences, and philosophical ideas behind the novel. Explore Romantic science, alchemy, Arctic exploration, classical mythology, revolutionary Europe, and the intellectual world that shaped one of literature's greatest Gothic masterpieces. Read Frankenstein as both a landmark of Gothic fiction and a richly contextualized work of the Romantic age. Edited, introduced, and annotated by T. S. Causley, a registered professional archaeologist and art historian whose historical and material-culture approach brings fresh insight to Shelley's enduring masterpiece.


Includes:

- Editorial Introduction by T.S. Causley

- 70+ Original Annotations

- Historical and Literary Commentary

- Curated Further Reading

- The Original 1818 Text