Though Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ’s Frankenstein was n’t published until 1818 , the adolescent source started penning the write up 200 years ago — pep up by a memorable nightmare and the gloomy , vent - spur climate outcome known as “ the Year Without a Summer . ”
Now , of course , the fib is forever associated with Boris Karloff ’s potent cinematic performance as the monster . But before you re - watch the 1931 film or even embark on a re - read of the novel ( or any of the other works it inspired ) , check out this very short history lesson on how Wollstonecraft Shelley ’s masterwork came to be , and why it still fascinates us — good manners of USC professor Leo Braudy .
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