The Interactive Bookcase
Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me man? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me?
--Paradise Lost
Investigate the Open Library and learn about classical literature! This month, we're diving into Mary Woolstonecraft Shelley's classic: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and some of the novels it has inspired.
The story of Doctor Victor Frankenstein and his Creature has become a cornerstore of both gothic and science fiction literature.
With the interactive bookcase, you can learn about this novel influenced other authors. First choose which kind of books you want to lookup. Then you can investigate titles one by one or filter out some versions that exist in other languages. You can also look at our timeline.