Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

1818 novel by Mary Shelley
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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
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Summary

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a literary work[1]. It has worked as a scientist[2]. It ranks in the top 0.074% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53,952 views/month, #21 of 28,446).[3]

Key Facts

  • Author: Mary Shelley[4]
  • Award received: NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5]
  • Movement: Romanticism[6]
  • Genre: epistolary novel[7], body horror literature[8], gothic fiction[9], science fiction[10], fantasy[11], epic[12]
  • Follows: History of a Six Weeks' Tour[13]
  • Followed by: Valperga[14]
  • Place of publication: London[15]
  • Part of: list of works by Mary Shelley[16]
  • Commons category: Frankenstein (book)[17]
  • Language of work or name: English[18], German[19], Catalan[20], Spanish[21], French[22], Arabic[23], Assamese[24], Asturian[25], Azerbaijani[26], Belarusian[27], Bulgarian[28], Bosnian[29], Greek[30], Persian[31]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[32]
  • Inception: 1816[33]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1818[34], March 11, 1818[35]
  • Characters: Frankenstein's monster[36], Elizabeth Lavenza[37], Doctor Waldman[38], Victor Frankenstein[39]
  • Has edition or translation: Frankenstein, ou le Prométhée moderne[40]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[41]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6006b489-47b9-49ba-b11f-236fe423d64e[42]

Why It Matters

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What did Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus do for work?

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus worked as a scientist[2].

What awards did Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . academic.oup.com. academic.oup.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Geraki · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 88
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  2. 10w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 11w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → list of works by Mary Shelley
    Has edition or translation → Q51434118, Q51435158, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus +14
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  4. 11w ago · Difool · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English, German, Catalan +36
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  5. 13w ago · Reclus · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Q51434118, Q51435158, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus +14
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  6. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → pt.fantasia:Frankenstein, frankenstein:Frankenstein_or_the_Modern_Prometheus
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  8. 18w ago · Funkhauser · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 22w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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