Frankenstein
If Frankenstein was the name of the scientist who tinkered with nature and created the monster, what was the name of the monster he produced? He doesn't seem to have a name, though he refers to himself (when speaking to his creator) as "Adam of your labours." But, when people think of Frankenstein, they generally think of the monster - the product of scientific experimentation run amok. Author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born in 1797. Her book Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus was one of the first gothic novels. Shelley was just nineteen years old when she completed the novel. She published it anonymously the first time around, in 1818. In its second edition, in 1831, Shelley's name appeared on the cover.