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Tonight, as part of our October classic horror series (every Wednesday this month), we'll read the opening to "Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus", written by Mary Shelley and published anonymously in 1818 when she was just 20 years old.\xa0\n\nIt tells the story of a scientist named Victor Frankenstein who creates a hideous humanoid creature. Since the novel's publication, the name "Frankenstein" has often been used to refer to the monster itself, although in the novel the monster is never given a formal name. Shelley\u2019s story of Frankenstein has been referred to as the first true science fiction novel.\xa0\n\n\u2014 read by 'N' \u2014\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices