August 30 is Frankenstein Day, or Mary Shelley's Birthday
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author of "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus," was born on August 30, 1797. The Gothic romance Frankenstein was published in 1818. While Frankenstein is most commonly associated with Halloween, Frankenstein Day is celebrated on Shelley's birthday. Frankenstein and his Monster live on in movie adaptations, plays, graphic novels, cartoons, and more!


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Frankenstein
Or, The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus
the Original Two-volume Novel of 1816-1817 From the Bodleian Library Manuscripts
Romantic Outlaws
the Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley
Romantic Outlaws
the Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley
Frankenstein
a Cultural History
The Lady and Her Monsters
a Tale of Dissections, Attempts to Reanimate Dead Tissue, and the Writing of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
The Monsters
Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Lost Souls
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