Frankenstein

        "Frankenstein" is a famous novel. "Frankenstein" was written by Mary Shelley. It is about a monster who was created by a strange scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was nineteen. It was published when she was twenty-one. The first edition was published in London in 1818, but without Mary Shelley's name. Shelley's name was printed on the second edition.  The second edition was published in France in 1823.

        Mary Shelley was from England, but the story takes place in the country of Switzerland , mostly in the region of Geneva.  Shelley had travelled in the region of Geneva, Switzerland, so she knew the area.

        The idea for the story came from a competition between Mary Shelley and her friends, including her future husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and also Lord Byron, and his doctor John Polidori.  The friends decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for weeks about what her possible storyline could be, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by the result. She then wrote Frankenstein.  

                Since publication of the novel, the name "Frankenstein" is often used to refer to the Monster itself. This usage is technically wrong.  "Frankenstein" refers to the doctor Victor Frankenstein, and not the Monster.  However, it is still very common for the Monster to be called "Frankenstein."

        Along with "Dracula," Frankenstein is one of the first horror stories in English.  It is also considered to be one of the most famous horror stories ever.   The story has been made  into several movies.  The most famous movie was made in 1931 starring Boris Karloff as the Monster.  Following this, a whole series of "Frankenstein" movies were made, including:  "Bride of Frankenstein," "Son of Frankenstein," "Ghost of Frankenstein," "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man," "House of Frankenstein," "House of Dracula" and "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein."

        In many of these movies later movies, the Monster from the Frankenstein movie met and fought other Monsters such as Dracula and the Wolfman.  

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