Frankenstein

"First published anonymously in 1818, Frankenstein is the story of ambitious medical student Victor Frankenstein, who scavenges body parts from charnel houses, dissecting rooms, and slaughterhouses to fashion a being like himself and animate it with the spark of life. Horrified at the monstrousness of his creation, Victor abandons it, which sets the stage for a tragic course of events as the monster seeks revenge against its creator. A cautionary story about the dangers of human overreach, Mary Shelley's timeless tale is recognized today as the novel that launched the science fiction genre." --Back cover.