Contemporary review of FRANKENSTEIN

by Mary Shelley

$900 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

London: Sold by J. Porter, Successor to the late T. Becket, in Pall Mall, 1818. THE MONTHLY REVIEW, volume 85, containing an anonymous review that argues the newly published FRANKENSTEIN is unworthy of meaningful notice. Near fine. Item #1078 When FRANKENSTEIN was first published anonymously, it received little fanfare and mixed reviews. The negative reviews often attacked its unseemly premise and apparent moral ambiguity.

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