How a volcano in Indonesia led to the creation of Frankenstein

As the summer of 2016 draws to a close, we mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the most famous novels in the English language, a work that also recounts the creation of perhaps the most monstrous character in English literature. The story of how it came to be is no less extraordinary than the book itself, an assessment made all the more remarkable by the fact that most of us have long had the identity of the monster all wrong. ... [mehr] https://theconversation.com/how-a-volcano-in-indonesia-led-to-the-creation-of-frankenstein-65293