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Origin/Country: |
GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL |
Item Description: |
G2PND 2018 G.britain Frankenstein 200th Anniversary |
Full Grade: |
NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO |
Owner: |
Thomas78 |
Owner Comments:
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797–1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20.
Frankenstein is infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement. Brian Aldiss has argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story because, in contrast to previous stories with fantastical elements resembling those of later science fiction, the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results.It has had a considerable influence in literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories, films and plays.
This coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the first publication.