One freezing morning a lone man wandering across the Artic ice caps is rescued from starvation by a ships captain Victor Frankensteins story is one of ambition murder and revenge As a young scientist he pushed moral boundaries in order to cross the final frontier and create life But his creation is a monster stitched together from graverobbed body parts who has no place in the world and his life can only lead to tragedy Written when she was only nineteen Shelleys gothic tale is one of the greatest horror stories ever published.