Frankenstein

A landmark work of romantic and gothic literature, as well as science fiction, the novel's storyline emerged from a dream and Shelley's own travels of the region in which the story unfolds. Mary Shelley started writing the story when she was just eighteen. The novel follows Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster from various body parts. The monster is rejected by Frankenstein and society, and eventually goes on a killing spree. Frankenstein is an important novel because it deals with the idea of creating life and the consequences of playing God.