Frankenstein - Part 1 (of 10)
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April 8, 2026 · 36 min · Season 1 · Episode 260
About this episode
This episode explores the origins of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' during a ghost story challenge in 1816.
In the summer of 1816, at the age of just eighteen, Mary Shelley was visiting Byron at his home in Geneva. The bad weather prompted Byron to challenge his guests to write a ghost story. Shelley's story that night grew into 'Frankenstein', which was first published in 1818. Credited as the first science fiction novel, this is a tale that has stood the test of time... You can support the channel via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ thewelltoldtale Books - (buying books from our...
Topics covered
- Mary Shelley
- Frankenstein
- ghost story
- science fiction
- literature
- Byron
- 1816
Keywords
- Frankenstein
- Mary Shelley
- Byron
- ghost story
- science fiction
- 1816
- literature
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Frankenstein
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