The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1810s

Frankenstein's decade. Romantic-era terror and the newborn idea of the man-made monster.

34 titles 12 authors

Defining themes

Fantasy Horror Hard SF Juvenile Time Travel Adventure Social SF Utopia

Its notable voices

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley E. T. A. Hoffmann Adelbert von Chamisso Freiherr de Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte-Fouqué John William Polidori Washington Irving Freiherr von Ludwig Achim Arnim Julius von Voss

The collection

Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

Cover of Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 1818

4 hr 3 min read

Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

Cover of Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 1818

Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 1818

Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

Cover of Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 1818

4 hr 12 min read

Klein Zaches, genannt Zinnober: Ein Märchen

Cover of Klein Zaches, genannt Zinnober: Ein Märchen by E. T. A. Hoffmann

Klein Zaches, genannt Zinnober: Ein Märchen

E. T. A. Hoffmann · 1819

2 hr 12 min read

Cover of Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving

Washington Irving · 1819

FantasyTime Travel

Washington Irving · 1819

FantasyTime Travel

The Serapion Brethren, Vol. II

Cover of The Serapion Brethren, Vol. II by E. T. A. Hoffmann

The Serapion Brethren, Vol. II

E. T. A. Hoffmann · 1819

The Vampyre; a Tale

The Vampyre; a Tale

John William Polidori · 1819

The Vampyre; a Tale

Cover of The Vampyre; a Tale by John William Polidori

The Vampyre; a Tale

John William Polidori · 1819

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