Hideous Progeny

The birth of an idea: Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Mary Shelley wrote in the preface to the second edition of her novel in 1831: "I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper".
Frankenstein is one of my favourite novels and I have always been intrigued by the events which inspired it's creation. Updated and removed from storage 29.10.14, sxc.hu image of electrostatic discharge replaced with Plasma Sphere Stock image

A huge thank you to the following stock artists:

The Creature: Creep1 by :danger99stock.deviantart.com/a…

Mary Shelley: :thumb46704151: Red Dress1 by photographer :pinkpaint-stock.deviantart.com…

Diary: Book 1 and Book 5 from Old Book 11 by :pyonpyon.deviantart.com/art/Ol…

Texture: :thumb63293799: Space by :ro-stock.deviantart.com/art/Sp…

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Background 10 by :alicefaux.deviantart.com/art/b…

Texure: Strange Dream by :dh-textures.deviantart.com/art…

Texture: :thumb151118630: Package-Ice-10 in by:wroth.deviantart.com/art/Packa…
Electrostatic discharge:  Plasma Sphere Stock by :Plasma Sphere stock

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