Frankenstein, or modern Prometheus. Shelley M.

Mary Walstoncraft Shelley (1797–1851) - English writer and literary editor. She wrote her most famous novel in the 18th year during comic competitions - whoever writes the most frightening story - between her, her husband Persia Shelley, John Polydori and Lord Byron.

Roman can be called the first experience in the scientific and fantastic genre; His plot had a great influence not only on literature, but also on pop culture, giving rise to a whole layer of stories of horror films and computer games.