Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen years old. Immediately a gothic thriller, passionate romance, and cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and with the animation of lifeless matter, Frankenstein reunites a human being from stolen body parts, but; Upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror from the hideous creature. Haunted by isolation and loneliness, the once innocent creature turns evil and unleashes a murderous revenge campaign against its creator, Frankenstein. Frankenstein, an instant best-seller and a major ancestor of the horror and sci-fi genres, not only tells a terrifying tale, but also raises profound and haunting questions about the very nature of life and humanity's place within the world. cosmos: What does it do? does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we have to each other? How far can we go to alter nature? In our age, full of news about organ donation, genetic engineering and bioterrorism, these questions are more relevant than ever.