ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MARY SHELLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
what year was frankenstein released?
A
1818
B
1823
C
1881
D
1818 ____
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To understand the outcry of many, the alterations from the 1818 edition to the 1831 edition need to be listed: The 1818 edition’s first chapter was expanded as well as split into two different chapters. The 1831 edition had changes made to the origin story of Elizabeth Lavenza.

Detailed explanation-2: -Published in 1818, Frankenstein was a success and became so popular that the character of Frankenstein’s monster became a well-known image even in the 1800s. “Everybody, or nearly everybody, has heard of the novel of ‘Frankenstein, ”’ declared an article from 1899.

Detailed explanation-3: -Publication. Shelley completed her writing in April/May 1817, and Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was published on 1 January 1818 by the small London publishing house Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 31 October 1831, the first “popular” edition in one volume appeared, published by Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley.

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