Cover of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Tracing the Myth

  • 1973 first published
  • 352 pages
  • 2 editions

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a 1973 horror novel by Christopher Small. It deals with Victor Frankenstein, history and criticism, frankenstein's monster and marriage.

It runs to roughly 352 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Victor Frankenstein
  • History and criticism
  • Frankenstein's monster
  • Monsters in literature
  • Marriage
  • Women and literature
  • English Horror tales
  • Scientists in literature
  • Shelley, mary wollstonecraft, 1797-1851

Quick answers

Who wrote Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was written by Christopher Small and first published in 1973.

What genre is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

The median edition has 352 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

Readers who like it often enjoy Ariel Like a Harpy, Mary Shelley's Monster and In search of Frankenstein.

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