Une histoire de vie après la mort et de savant fou.
16 juin 1816. L'orage gronde. Dans une ville cachée au milieu des arbres, sur les bords riants du lac de Genève, une petite société s'ennuie. Il y a deux poètes, Byron et Shelley, leurs compagnes, Claire et Mary, un médecin, Polidori. On se raconte d'horribles histoires, selon la mode du temps. On décide même d'en écrire. Dans la nuit, la jeune Mary - elle n'a pas encore 19 ans - ne peut dormir : elle rêve d'un hideux fantasme d'homme. Quelques jours plus tard naissent Victor Frankenstein et sa créature. Récit d'une inquiétante nouveauté, vite porté à la scène, très souvent ensuite à l'écran. Devenu si mythique que, dans l'esprit du public qui a oublié Mary Shelley, le créateur et sa créature se sont confondus.
Le chef d'oeuvre de Mary Shelley dans une nouvelle traduction d'Alain Morvan.
Publié pour la première fois en 1818, Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne est considéré par beaucoup comme le premier véritable roman de science-fiction jamais écrit. Porté à l'écran à de nombreuses reprises, il connaît une nouvelle adaptation cinématographique en 2015.
"C'est alors qu'à la lueur blafarde et jaunâtre de la lune qui se frayait un chemin au travers des volets, je vis cet être vil - le misérable monstre que j'avais créé. Il soulevait le rideau du lit et avait les yeux - si l'on peut les appeler ainsi - fixés sur moi. Ses mâchoires s'ouvrirent et il bredouilla quelques sons inarticulés, tandis qu'un rictus ridait ses joues. Peut-être dit-il quelque chose, mais je ne l'entendis pas. Il tendit une main comme pour me retenir, mais je m'échappai et descendis précipitamment les escaliers. Je me réfugiai dans la cour de la maison que j'habitais ; j'y demeurai le reste de la nuit, marchant de long en large dans un état d'agitation extrême, écoutant attentivement, percevant et redoutant le moindre son, comme s'il devait annoncer l'approche de ce cadavre démoniaque auquel j'avais si malheureusement donné la vie."
Ce roman est un monstre magnifique, d'une autrice qui a marqué au fer blanc la littérature. C'est un électrochoc romantique et gothique, l'histoire d'un être terrible, créé de toutes pièces par un scientifique obsédé par l'immortalité et les chairs en décomposition. C'est aussi une oeuvre radicale qui nous parle d'abandon, et de la soif intarissable d'affection et de compréhension qui nous étreint. Mary Shelley, dans son feu juvénile - elle écrit ce roman à 18 ans -, a donné vie à un livre mythique qui ne cesse de dépasser les frontières du roman d'horreur - elle écrit sur la culpabilité, la solitude et le besoin d'exister aux yeux des autres. Et même si Frankenstein est né il y a deux siècles, il nous atteint toujours profondément, par la douleur qui traverse chaque page - une douleur effrayante et d'une limpidité glaciale. Avec ce chef-d'oeuvre, Mary Shelley nous rappelle que ce n'est pas du mal que naissent les monstres, mais de l'absence: l'absence d'amour, d'affection, de décence.
C'est en 1816, lors d'une nuit d'insomnie opiacée, que la jeune Mary Shelley conçoit cette oeuvre, quand se forme en elle une vision, celle d'un "pâle étudiant des arts impies, agenouillé près de la chose qu'il a assemblée." Cet étudiant n'est autre que le Dr Frankenstein, et ce roman deviendra un assemblage de deuils et d'émotions vives, qui bousculera à jamais le monde des lettres, à travers trois récits parfaitement enchâssés. Au coeur palpite le monologue de la malheureuse créature. Autour, irradie le récit de son créateur torturé. Et, aux confins de ce drame épique, celui de l'explorateur qui recueille le Dr Frankenstein.
Les éditions Monsieur Toussaint Louverture vous présentent une nouvelle traduction de Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne de Mary Shelley, signée par l'écrivaine et traductrice Marie Darrieussecq.
Nourrie de romans et d'une longue éducation, ayant eu la chance, rare à l'époque, de soulever un peu la dalle du patriarcat, Mary Shelley (1757-1851) fut aussi frappée des grands malheurs de la perte de ses enfants, mélancolique et sujette aux hallucinations. On rapporte souvent la phrase de Flaubert, « Madame Bovary, c'est moi ». Frankenstein, c'est aussi Mary Shelley, cette femme incandescente et sombre, libre et géniale mais sans cesse aux prises avec la mort.
16 juin 1816. L'orage gronde. Dans une ville cachée au milieu des arbres, sur les bords riants du lac de Genève, une petite société s'ennuie. Il y a deux poètes, Byron et Shelley, leurs compagnes, Claire et Mary, un médecin, Polidori. On se raconte d'horribles histoires, selon la mode du temps. On décide même d'en écrire. Dans la nuit, la jeune Mary - elle n'a pas encore 19 ans - ne peut dormir : elle rêve d'un hideux fantasme d'homme. Quelques jours plus tard naissent Victor Frankenstein et sa créature. Récit d'une inquiétante nouveauté, vite porté à la scène, très souvent ensuite à l'écran. Devenu si mythique que, dans l'esprit du public qui a oublié Mary Shelley, le créateur et sa créature se sont confondus.
Traduit de l'anglais par George Cuvelier et Eugène Rocartel @ Disponible chez 12-21 L'ÉDITEUR NUMÉRIQUE
Le brillant savant Victor Frankenstein parvient à donner vie à un être reconstitué à partir de chairs mortes. Horrifié par le monstre qu'il vient de façonner et incapable de supporter la vue de celui-ci, il préfère l'abandonner. La créature, livrée à elle-même, survit et disparaît dans la nature, comprenant qu'il lui sera impossible de mener une existence normale. Rejetée par tous et vouée à la solitude, cette dernière se transforme alors en assassin redoutable. Ne lui restant rien d'autre que la vengeance, la colère et l'amertume, elle élimine les proches de son créateur, afin de lui faire payer son ignoble existence.
Cette nouvelle adaptation du roman gothique culte de Mary Shelley marque le retour du mangaka Nicolas Hitori De dans la collection « Manga Twist », lui qui avait signé les dessins de notre premier titre, Oliver Twist. Son style plus mature et inquiétant colle très bien à l'ambiance glaçante du mythe de Frankenstein et de sa création. La créature elle-même est à la fois touchante et monstrueuse, et respecte réellement les détails physiques donnés dans le livre. L'adaptation de C. James est comme toujours très intelligemment construite, facile d'accès, efficace tout en restant proche de la source.
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FrankensteinVictor Frankenstein, jeune savant suisse, donne vie grêce à la magie de la science à une créature effrayante que son apparence isole des hommes. Condamnée à la solitude, rejetée de tous, la créature éprouve un fort sentiment d'injustice et va devenir un véritable criminel...
Brilliant, driven Victor Frankenstein has at last realised his greatest ambition. The scientist has succeeded in creating intelligent life. But when his creature first stirs, Frankenstein realises he has made a monster. And, abandoned by its maker and shunned by everyone who sees it, the Doctor's creation sets out to destroy him and all that he holds dear.
Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN remains one of the greatest horror stories ever written, a book that chillingly captures the unforeseen terror of playing God. And the heart-stopping fear of being pursued by a powerful, relentless killer.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is the original 1818 'Uncensored' Edition of Frankenstein as first published anonymously in 1818. This original version is much more true to the spirit of the author's original intentions than the heavily revised 1831 edition, edited by Shelley, in part, because of pressure to make the story more conservative. Many scholars prefer the 1818 text to the more common 1831 edition.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by Mary Shelley about a creature produced by an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was nineteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley's name appears on the second edition, published in France in 1823.
Shelley had travelled in the region of Geneva, where much of the story takes place, and the topics of galvanism and other similar occult ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, particularly her future husband, Percy Shelley. The storyline emerged from a dream. Mary, Percy, Lord Byron, and John Polidori 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 what he had made. She then wrote Frankenstein.
Par l'auteur du célèbre Frankenstein, Mathilda est un roman mélancolique, romantique, et indéniablement d'inspiration autobiographique.
La mère de Mathilda meurt peu de temps après sa naissance, et son père, ne pouvant supporter son chagrin, abandonne l'enfant à une tante et s'enfuit. Mathilda sera élevée dans la lande écossaise, qui teinte le roman de magnifiques et poétiques descriptions. Quelques années plus tard, alors que Mathilda est presque adulte, son père réapparaît, ce qui la plonge dans un grand bonheur.
C'est un roman sur la mort, l'amour, et les drames qui traversent les existences. Un texte dramatiquement beau.
Constance de Villeneuve is a young woman with a heartbreaking problem. She is in love with a man called Gaspar De Vaudemont, but Constance's and Gaspar's fathers were mortal enemies. As Constance doesn't know what to do, she decides to ask help from Saint Catherine. But asking help from the saint almost turns out to be deathly for Constance...
`The Dream' is a gothic short story by Mary Shelley.
Winzy is a young man who is desperately in love with a girl named Bertha. He is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her, even to reluctantly accept an employment offer by the alchemist Cornelius Agrippa. Unfortunately Bertha leaves Winzy for another man and Winzy's despair leads him to drinking an elixir which Agrippa has been working on. Winzy hopes that the elixir will cure him from love. But it does more than that. The next day Bertha is still true to Winzy and he has been rejuvenated and is happy. Unfortunately for him, the story doesn't not end and Winzy still has to discover what he has actually drunk.
B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.
Mary Shelley was a British writer who lived in the period 1797-1851. She wrote many short stories and novels, which had some autobiographical, gothic, horror and science-fiction motives. She gained wide popularity with her "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" which was published in 1818, a period of Mary Shelley's life which she described as the time she "first stepped out from childhood into life". The work itself is not an ordinary gothic novel but one with philosophical motives as well. Some of her other works that are still widely read today are "The Last Man", a story about the future destruction of the human race, "History of a Six Weeks' Tour", a travelogue describing her and her husband's journeys and "Mathilda", a novel depicting the relationship between a father and his daughter.
Victor Frankenstein is a young scientist who artificially creates a human being. His expectations are however far from reality as is Creation is so monstrous that it cannot fit into human society. This leads to dreadful consequences as the monster decides to take it revenge his creator. Will Frankenstein manage to control his creature or will he loose everything?
"Frankenstein" is Mary Shelley's best-selling work and is a vivid combination of genres with gothic, philosophical and early science-fiction elements.
B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.
Mary Shelley was a British writer who lived in the period 1797-1851. She wrote many short stories and novels, which had some autobiographical, gothic, horror and science-fiction motives. She gained wide popularity with her "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" which was published in 1818, a period of Mary Shelley's life which she described as the time she "first stepped out from childhood into life". The work itself is not an ordinary gothic novel but one with philosophical motives as well. Some of her other works that are still widely read today are "The Last Man", a story about the future destruction of the human race, "History of a Six Weeks' Tour", a travelogue describing her and her husband's journeys and "Mathilda", a novel depicting the relationship between a father and his daughter.
Guido il Cortese is a young man who inherits a fortune from his father. He is about to marry Juliet, the daughter of one of his father's friends. Before the wedding was to take place, Guido decided to travel to Paris, where he squandered away his family fortune. No longer able to marry Juliet, he is banished from his hometown of Genoa but he is determined to get his revenge. One day, he sees a strange creature floating to shore. The creature looks disgusting but it offers Guido a deal - wealth in exchange for Guido's body. It sounds ridiculous but Guido agrees. Find out what followed in Mary Shelley's "Transformation".
B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.
Mary Shelley was a British writer who lived in the period 1797-1851. She wrote many short stories and novels, which had some autobiographical, gothic, horror and science-fiction motives. She gained wide popularity with her "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" which was published in 1818, a period of Mary Shelley's life which she described as the time she "first stepped out from childhood into life". The work itself is not an ordinary gothic novel but one with philosophical motives as well. Some of her other works that are still widely read today are "The Last Man", a story about the future destruction of the human race, "History of a Six Weeks' Tour", a travelogue describing her and her husband's journeys and "Mathilda", a novel depicting the relationship between a father and his daughter.
On the shores of Lake Geneva, in the Year Without a Summer, Mary Shelley would first conceive her most famous monster and begin writing "Frankenstein". "History of a Six Weeks' Tour" tells the story of that fateful journey: a travel catalogue by Mary Shelley that recounts her two trips to Europe in 1814 and 1816 alongside Percy Bysshe Shelley and the rakish Lord Byron. From post-Napoleonic France, to the sublime landscapes of Switzerland, Shelley provides a captivating account of the beautiful natural surroundings as well as offering insightful commentary upon the lives and traditions of the countries they visit. A perfect read ahead of the movie adaptation "Poor Things", starring a Frankenstein-esque Emma Stone, "History" gives insight into the lives of the Romantics and the grandeur of the world around them.
Mary Shelley was a renowned English novelist, essayist, and editor of prose and poetry alike. Daughter of feminist activist and philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft, Shelley is today recognised as one of the major Romantic figures within the male-dominated literary period. Best known for her 1818 Gothic masterpiece "Frankenstein", her works include the apocalyptic novel "The Last Man" and the historical narrative "Valperga". Despite her prolific career, she was mostly remembered as the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the leading names in English Romanticism.
When his wife is murdered and his daughter abducted, Dmitri is drawn into a life of violence and crime. Alone in the Albanian mountains, Dmitri becomes a skilled criminal but his actions uncover a secret that force him to kidnap another man's child.
Set in Albania and Greece, this Gothic tale of love and revenge is perfect for readers of crime stories like the `The Godfather'. `The Evil Eye' (1829) is a classic short story by the English writer Mary Shelley, famous for her best-selling novel `Frankenstein'.
Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was an English author and travel writer best known for her ground-breaking Gothic novel `Frankenstein' (1818). Considered one of the first true works of science-fiction, the book became an instant bestseller.
It has been adapted for TV, stage, and film on many occasions, with Boris Karloff famously playing Frankenstein's monster on screen in 1933. Other adaptations include `Mary Shelley's Frankenstein' (1994) starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro and `Viktor Frankenstein' (2015) starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy.
Shelley's other novels include Valperga (1823), The Last Man (1826), Perkin Warbeck (1830), Lodore (1835), Falkner (1837) and the posthumously published Mathilde (1959). However, she will always be remembered as the creator of Frankenstein.
The book continues to influence filmmakers, writers and popular culture to this day, inspiring and terrifying new audiences the world over.
`Transformation' (1831) is a short story by English writer Mary Shelley, famous for her best-selling novel `Frankenstein'. Having squandered his wealth, Guido returns to claim the hand of the beautiful Juliet, but his petulant behaviour sees him banished. While Guido plots his revenge, a strange, disturbing figure emerges from the stormy sea and makes him an offer; Will Guido agree to swap bodies for three days?
A tale of greed, identity and love, `Transformation' is Mary Shelley at her Gothic horror best.
Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was an English author and travel writer best known for her ground-breaking Gothic novel `Frankenstein' (1818). Considered one of the first true works of science-fiction, the book became an instant bestseller.
It has been adapted for TV, stage and film on many occasions, with Boris Karloff famously playing Frankenstein's monster on screen in 1933. Other adaptations include `Mary Shelley's Frankenstein' (1994) starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro and `Viktor Frankenstein' (2015) starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy. Shelley's other novels include Valperga (1823), The Last Man (1826), Perkin Warbeck (1830), Lodore (1835), Falkner (1837) and the posthumously published Mathilde (1959). However, she will always be remembered as the creator of Frankenstein. The book continues to influence filmmakers, writers and popular culture to this day, inspiring and terrifying new audiences the world over.
When Ellen's parents die, she inherits a pound50,000 fortune and goes to live with her uncle. While there, she falls for one of her two cousins and they secretly marry. However, Ellen's rashness leads her to regret her actions, and she comes to the realisation that she loves her other cousin.
`The Elder Son' (1835) is a classic short story by the English writer Mary Shelley, famous for her best-selling novel `Frankenstein' or `The Modern Prometheus' (1818).
Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was an English author and travel writer best known for her ground-breaking Gothic novel `Frankenstein' (1818). Considered one of the first true works of science-fiction, the book became an instant bestseller.
It has been adapted for TV, stage and film on many occasions, with Boris Karloff famously playing Frankenstein's monster on screen in 1933. Other adaptations include `Mary Shelley's Frankenstein' (1994) starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro and `Viktor Frankenstein' (2015) starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy.
Shelley's other novels include Valperga (1823), The Last Man (1826), Perkin Warbeck (1830), Lodore (1835), Falkner (1837) and the posthumously published Mathilde (1959). However, she will always be remembered as the creator of Frankenstein.
The book continues to influence filmmakers, writers and popular culture to this day, inspiring and terrifying new audiences the world over.
A knight, hiding from his past, lives alone in an isolated mountain fortress. One day, he gives shelter to two pilgrims and tells them of his sorrows. But the pilgrim's true intentions are not what he thinks, and their revelations will change his past and transform his future.
'The Pilgrims' (1838) is a classic, short story by the English writer Mary Shelley, famous for her best-selling novel `Frankenstein'.
Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was an English author and travel writer best known for her ground-breaking Gothic novel `Frankenstein' (1818). Considered one of the first true works of science-fiction, the book became an instant bestseller.
It has been adapted for TV, stage and film on many occasions, with Boris Karloff famously playing Frankenstein's monster on screen in 1933. Other adaptations include `Mary Shelley's Frankenstein' (1994) starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro and `Viktor Frankenstein' (2015) starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy.
Shelley's other novels include Valperga (1823), The Last Man (1826), Perkin Warbeck (1830), Lodore (1835), Falkner (1837) and the posthumously published Mathilde (1959). However, she will always be remembered as the creator of Frankenstein.
The book continues to influence filmmakers, writers and popular culture to this day, inspiring and terrifying new audiences the world over.
What wonderful places there are to see and experience in Italy and Germany. The architecture, the food and the people. How lovely to share all this with the person you love the most in the world!
The book is a beautifully written and picturesque travel memoir, and also Shelley's last published work. Her narratives are reminiscent of the travels she took some twenty years ago with her now deceased husband, saturating her language with melancholia and sorrow.
Touching upon themes like depression, politics, revolutionary talk and religion, Shelley's "Rambles" are both an affluent non-fiction piece and a memento on the author's memory shelf.
Mary Shelley was a renowned English novelist, essay and short story writer, biographer, and editor of prose and poetry alike. A voracious reader of all kind of literature, Shelley is one of the major Romantic figures, earning her place as a female writer among the male dominated literary status quo.
Best known for her 1818 Gothic masterpiece 'Frankenstein', There have been so many adaptations of it that it is impossible to name them all. The Frankenstein movie from 1994 was very popular starring Robert de Niro, Kenneth Branagh and John Cleese. A 2015 version called Victor Frankenstein stars none other than Daniel Radcliffe, the very famous Harry Potter!
Her works also include the apocalyptic novel 'The Last Man' and the historical narrative 'Valperga'. Despite her prolific career, she was mostly remembered as the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the leading names in English Romanticism.
A snowstorm delays four friends on their journey from Brighton to Lewes. While they wait for the storm to clear, Harry Valency tells his friends about his adventures as a soldier during the Greek revolution.
Desperate to prove himself as a worthy fighter, Harry is wounded during a Turkish ambush. But having proved his bravery, he is saved by Constantine who recounts the tragic story of his sister Euphrasia while they wait for help.
`Euphrasia' (1838) is one of many classic short stories by the English writer Mary Shelley and will delight fans of her best-selling novel `Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus' (1818).
Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was an English author and travel writer best known for her ground-breaking Gothic novel `Frankenstein' (1818). Considered one of the first true works of science-fiction, the book became an instant bestseller and continues to influence filmmakers, writers, and popular culture to this day, inspiring and terrifying new audiences across the globe.
It has been adapted for TV, stage, and film on many occasions, with Boris Karloff famously playing Frankenstein's monster on screen in 1933. Other adaptations include `Mary Shelley's Frankenstein' (1994) starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro and `Viktor Frankenstein' (2015) starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy.
Shelley's other novels include ´Valperga´ (1823), ´The Last Man´ (1826), ´Perkin Warbeck´ (1830), ´Lodore´ (1835), ´Falkner´ (1837), and the posthumously published ´Mathilde´ (1959). However, she will always be remembered as the creator of ´Frankenstein´.
While out walking with his fiancé Juliet in Virginia Waters, a young Neville stumbles across the unmarked grave of his childhood friend, Ellen. Juliet demands to know the truth and Neville is forced to reveal a long held secret and face up to his heart-breaking past.
`The Mourner (1829) is a classic, short story by the English writer Mary Shelley, famous for her best-selling novel `Frankenstein'. This tale is a reflection of the grief and guilt experienced by Shelley after her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned at sea.
Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was an English author and travel writer best known for her ground-breaking Gothic novel `Frankenstein' (1818). Considered one of the first true works of science-fiction, the book became an instant bestseller.
It has been adapted for TV, stage and film on many occasions, with Boris Karloff famously playing Frankenstein's monster on screen in 1933. Other adaptations include `Mary Shelley's Frankenstein' (1994) starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro and `Viktor Frankenstein' (2015) starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy.
Shelley's other novels include Valperga (1823), The Last Man (1826), Perkin Warbeck (1830), Lodore (1835), Falkner (1837) and the posthumously published Mathilde (1959). However, she will always be remembered as the creator of Frankenstein.
The book continues to influence filmmakers, writers and popular culture to this day, inspiring and terrifying new audiences the world over.
Challenged to a duel, Lord Lodore must make a life-changing decision, one that will split his family in two.
His daughter Ethel, raised to depend on her father, and Cornelia, Lodore's estranged wife, must leave behind all they ever knew to survive.
Mary Shelley's dramatic novel `Lodore' (1835), tells the story of Ethel and Cornelia's long road to reconciliation. One that takes them to Niagara Falls, Italy, England and the brink of destitution.
The book portrays the education and social role of women in Victorian society. Also published under the title `The Beautiful Widow', it is Shelley's penultimate novel.
Mary Shelley (1797-1851) earned her place in the pantheon of British novelists with her ground-breaking Gothic novel `Frankenstein' (1818). Considered one of the first true works of science-fiction, the book became an instant bestseller. But she was far from a one-hit-wonder, producing a host of other novels, including 'Valperga', 'Perkin Warbeck' and 'The Last Man'. Most were not well received in her lifetime, though, only being fully appreciated from the 1960s.
She moved in a circle of famed 19th-century writers and philosophers. She was married to the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and spent time with Lord Byron. Her mother was the philosopher and feminist activist Mary Wollstonecraft and her father was the political philosopher William Godwin.
Mary Shelley's work has been adapted for TV, stage and film on many occasions, with Boris Karloff famously playing Frankenstein's monster on screen in 1933. Other adaptations include `Mary Shelley's Frankenstein' (1994) starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro and `Viktor Frankenstein' (2015) starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy. Most recently, Elle Fanning portrayed Mary in Haifaa Al-Mansour's film `Mary Shelley' from 2017.
