October: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Octobers's selection is a Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein. Originally published in 1818, Shelley's work is one of the most influential in literature and has been adapted multiple times for the silver and small screens.

Frankenstein is a novel infused with some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement. It was also a warning against the "over-reaching" of modern man and the Industrial Revolution, alluded to in the novel's subtitle, The Modern Prometheus. The story has had an influence across literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories and films. It is arguably considered the first fully realized science fiction novel.

The Obscure References Sci-Fi & Fantasy Discussion group will meet on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 to discuss this novel. Meetings take place at the Linebaugh Library in Murfreesboro, Tennessee starting at 6:30 p.m. in the second floor conference room.