Frankenstein inspired by suicide of Mary Shelley’s half-sister, book reveals | Mary Shelley
As horror fans know, Frankenstein's monster wasn't actually brought to life by lightning, but was born in Mary Shelley's mind during a melancholy vacation on a Geneva mountainside. The inspiration began in the summer of 1816, when a cloud of volcanic ash unexpectedly blocked out the sun, and she and her friends, including the notorious […]
First edition of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ sells for $843K after monster bidding war
That was a great sale. A rare first edition of Mary Shelley’s classic novel “Frankenstein” – one of only three in existence – has sold at auction for a spine-chilling $843,750. The 1818 edition of the groundbreaking book (full title “Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus”) was the highlight of a Heritage Auctions sale featuring works […]