Frankenstein
written by Mary Shelley
Date: 1818
This Book is the basis of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
The title of the novel refers to a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who learns how to create life and creates a being in the likeness of man, but larger than average and more powerful. In popular culture, people have tended to refer to the Creature as "Frankenstein", despite this being the name of the scientist