How the Mystery of Electricity Helped 18-Year-Old Mary Shelley Create ‘Frankenstein’
Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse put a twist on a classic in ‘Lisa Frankenstein.’Michele K. Short/2024 Focus Features LLC In 1818, Mary Shelley published ‘Frankenstein; or, the modern Prometheus.” In the novel, Frankenstein brings a creature to life with a “spark of being.” Grotesque experiments with electricity and corpses may have inspired Shelley. In the … Read more