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Events on Thursday 1 January 1818 1
1818Frankenstein is publishedMary Shelley's novel appears anonymously in LondonMary Shelley's "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" was published anonymously in three volumes by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones. The novel is widely regarded as a founding work of science fiction. Shelley was revealed as the author only in the 1823 edition.