Frankenstein (1818)
0.3912Canon Score · ranked #14 all time
Aggregated from 9 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
*Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus* is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the sec
Why it ranks #14
Every list on which Frankenstein appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| BBC 100 Stories That Shaped the World | Major international poll | #3 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #19 / 500 |
| PBS Great American Read (2018) | Editorial list | #37 / 100 |
| BBC Big Read Top 200 (2003) | Editorial list | #171 / 200 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Observer 100 Greatest Novels (2003) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Telegraph 100 Novels (2009) | Editorial list | Selected |