Frankenstein (1818 novel)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Frankenstein_(1818_novel)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptedInto	gptkb:Frankenstein_(1931_film) numerous films numerous stage plays
gptkbp:author	gptkb:Mary_Shelley
gptkbp:book	PR5397 .F7 1818
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:coverArtist	Theodore Von Holst (1831 edition)
gptkbp:dedicatedTo	gptkb:William_Godwin
gptkbp:deweyDecimal	823.7
gptkbp:firstEditionCopies	500
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:Gothic_fiction gptkb:science_fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Frankenstein (1818 novel)
gptkbp:illustrator	yes (in some editions)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:science_fiction popular culture horror genre
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Prometheus_myth gptkb:Paradise_Lost Luigi Galvani's experiments
gptkbp:inspiredBy	gptkb:Frankenstein's_monster_(character) numerous adaptations ghost story contest
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:mainCharacter	gptkb:The_Creature gptkb:Victor_Frankenstein
gptkbp:mediaType	gptkb:print
gptkbp:narrativeStyle	epistolary
gptkbp:narrator	gptkb:Robert_Walton gptkb:The_Creature gptkb:Victor_Frankenstein
gptkbp:notableCharacter	gptkb:Elizabeth_Lavenza gptkb:Henry_Clerval gptkb:Alphonse_Frankenstein gptkb:William_Frankenstein gptkb:De_Lacey_family gptkb:Justine_Moritz
gptkbp:notableFor	early example of science fiction exploration of creation and responsibility
gptkbp:OCLC	2360156
gptkbp:pages	280 (first edition)
gptkbp:publicationDate	1818
gptkbp:publisher	gptkb:Lackington,_Hughes,_Harding,_Mavor_&_Jones
gptkbp:sequel	none (but many unofficial continuations)
gptkbp:setting	gptkb:Germany gptkb:Switzerland gptkb:Arctic
gptkbp:subject	alienation revenge ethics of science nature vs nurture creation of artificial life
gptkbp:subtitle	gptkb:The_Modern_Prometheus
gptkbp:writtenBy	gptkb:Geneva,_Switzerland gptkb:Lake_Geneva gptkb:1816_(Year_Without_a_Summer) gptkb:Villa_Diodati_gathering
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Robert_Walton gptkb:Clerval gptkb:Dr._Waldman
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7