On the bicentennial of this phenomenal novel, come learn about the science and history that inspired the creation of Frankenstein.
200 years ago, after a young woman was challenged to a ghost story writing contest on a stormy night in Switzerland, one of the most enduring science fiction novels ever written was brought into the world: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Facilitator Katrina Kemble teaches literature and writing at Columbia College Chicago and leads adult literature seminars at the Newberry Library. She has studied Gothic literature through Oxford University's continuing education program.
From the south: Go north on Green Bay Road. Turn left on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
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