Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus: (original uncensored 1818 edition) - mary wollstonecraft shelley

Mary Shelleys Frankenstein is the worlds most famous Gothic novel and the first work of science fiction, with Frankensteins monster being a symbol of science gone awry.

Shelleys masterpiece has inspired numerous films, plays and other books.

This, the 1818 edition, published anonymously, contains the authors original vision.

Later revisions, though edited by Mary Shelley, were made more conservative and palatable to nineteenth century readers.