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You're under the influence with Terry O'Reilly. The novel Frankenstein was published a little over 200 years ago in 1818.

It was written by Mary Shelley. Remarkably, she was only 19 years old

at the time. She and her husband were visiting a fellow writer during a very rainy summer.

To alleviate the boredom, the host challenged them all to try writing a horror story.

Mary Shelley came back with something she called Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus.

When the first edition was printed by a small London book company, it was published anonymously.

At that time, female authors were usually dismissed by publishers.

So Shelley's husband submitted the manuscript saying it was the work of a friend.

The publisher agreed to share one-third of the profits on a run of 500 books.

Shelley earned 41 pounds.

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