Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature from different body parts in an unorthodox scientific experiment.

Nov 7, 2025 · Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Get all the key plot points of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on one page. From the creators of SparkNotes.

Jan 6, 2026 · Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley first published in 1818. The Gothic horror and science-fiction story follows a scientific genius dogged by …

So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein—more, far more, will I achieve; treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world …

The novel follows the ambitious scientist Victor Frankenstein, who, driven by a desire to overcome death and unlock the secrets of life, creates a human-like creature from reanimated body parts.

Aug 30, 2025 · Frankenstein is a 2025 gothic horror drama film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley. The film stars Oscar …

The complete text of Frankenstein is here available in both of its major editions, along with a catalogue of all the variants between the editions.

Published in 1818, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a Gothic novel that explores the disaster that ensues after Victor Frankenstein, a natural philosophy student, unlocks creation’s secrets and arrogantly …

The next adaptation of Mary Shelley's characters will feature one figure notably left out from Guillermo del Toro's widely acclaimed 2025 movie.