Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text

Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text

Mary Shelley's groundbreaking gothic novel presented in its original 1818 form — before the 1831 revisions. Conceived when Shelley was just 18 years old, Frankenstein established the template for literary horror and is widely recognized as the first true science fiction novel. This Reader's Library Classics edition preserves the rawer, more radical original vision.

• Author: Mary Shelley
• Publisher: Reader's Library Classics
• Format: Paperback novel
• Edition: Original 1818 text (unrevised)
• Grade Level: Grades 9–12 (Ages 14+)
• ISBN: 9781954839083
• Genre: Gothic fiction, science fiction, classic literature
• Skills: Literary analysis, thematic analysis (creation, responsibility, isolation), rhetoric, close reading