Athenaeum Book Club presents: Halloween: the Spooky Shelley edition
Athenaeum Book Club presents: Halloween; the Spooky Shelley edition. After the summer break, the English language book club at Athenaeum continues!
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Wednesday, Oct 29, 2025, 19:30 - Wednesday, Oct 29, 2025, 22:00
About Frankenstein: It's a world-famous story that has seen many iterations but who has really read the original text? Well, this is your chance. Join us on October 29th for a spooky Halloween edition where we will be reading the 1818 text by Mary Shelley. Possibly the first science fiction novel written, Frankenstein follows Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his creature in a game of revenge. Written by Shelley when she was only 18 years old (and published when she was 20), it raises questions around desire, gender, and power. All of which we will be discussing!
Feel free to join us even if you haven't finished the book. After all these years, we don't have to worry about spoilers.
