FrankenStein
Before the movies, before the iconic imagery, there was Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking monster. Frankenstein remains one of literature’s most enduring creations—and one that continues to be reinvented.
Public-domain note: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was first published in 1818 and is in the public domain in the United States. Later adaptations and visual interpretations may remain protected.
