his is an 1831 edition of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley.  Frankenstein is thought to be the first science fiction novel.  It is considered one of the greatest gothic romantic novels of all time and Mary Shelley wrote it when she was only eighteen years old!

View large image of both pages, left side and right side of the 1831 edition book we have in our collection!

Read the complete electronic version of the 1818 edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, via the University of Virginia Library.