Making the monster : the science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein / Kathryn Harkup.

By:

Harkup, Kathryn [Author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The Bloomsbury Sigma series ; book 31Description: 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9781472933768

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DDC classification:

823.7 HAR

Summary: The Science Behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by Kathryn Harkup explores the real scientific discoveries and experiments that influenced Mary Shelley’s creation of Frankenstein. The book connects early 19th-century studies in electricity, anatomy, and chemistry to the novel’s themes of life, death, and creation, revealing how Shelley’s imagination was shaped by the scientific curiosity and moral questions of her time.

List(s) this item appears in: KWAMBOKA NOVEMBER 2025

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Adult Fiction	Cataloguing, Classification and Distribution	Fiction	823.7 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B227485

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index.

The Science Behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by Kathryn Harkup explores the real scientific discoveries and experiments that influenced Mary Shelley’s creation of Frankenstein. The book connects early 19th-century studies in electricity, anatomy, and chemistry to the novel’s themes of life, death, and creation, revealing how Shelley’s imagination was shaped by the scientific curiosity and moral questions of her time.

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Making the monster : the science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein / Kathryn Harkup.