Mary Shelley wrote her classic horror novel, Frankenstein, when she was just nineteen. Often called the first science fiction novel, Frankenstein explores questions of science and religion, life and death, good and evil. The protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, creates a creature out of corpses, and infuses it with life. Horrified by his creation, Frankenstein rejects the creature and the monster, alone and tortured by this rejection, seeks retribution. This classic tale has fascinated readers for over two hundred years, and has inspired hundreds of movies, shows, and plays. Abridged for young readers, this Core Classics© edition is faithful to the style, plot, and themes of Shelley’s original narrative.