Frankenstein

“Frankenstein can be seen as an experiment—or almost a laboratory—that brings together science and literature” Read more...

The best books on The Gothic

Nick Groom, Literary Scholar

“Shelley had no truck with modesty and restraint, or doing what was expected of her. She let her imagination go as far as it could.” Read more...

Sarah Perry recommends the best Gothic Fiction

Sarah Perry, Novelist

“Does it speak directly to transhumanism? I think so.” Read more...

The best books on Transhumanism

Mark O'Connell, Journalist

“What a lot of commentators have said, and I believe it’s on the right track, is that Frankenstein’s own fear of death is fueling his revulsion to the creature.” Read more...

The best books on Fear of Death

Sheldon Solomon, Psychologist

“We never give credit to the fact that women have started whole genres of fiction.” Read more...

The best books on Women in Society

Erica Jong, Novelist

“Brian Aldiss has famously argued that science fiction starts with Mary Shelley’s novel, and many people have agreed with him.” Read more...

Adam Roberts recommends the best Science Fiction Classics

Adam Roberts, Novelist

“At the beginning of the novel, Doctor Frankenstein creates a monster who lives like a human being and has the heart of a human being too. But the monster is unloved and unlovable and he becomes what we would call nowadays a sociopath.” Read more...

The best books on The Regency Period

Stella Tillyard, Historian