In her 1831 introduction to "Frankenstein" (first published anonymously in 1818), Mary Shelley refers to the novel as her "hideous progeny," but bids it to "go forth and prosper." It has not only ...

Mary Shelley's timeless novel gave us not only an enduring trope — the misunderstood monster — but an equally enduring way to talk about what... In 1841, small-town parish clerk William Hinton got his ...