Character created by Mary Shelley in her eponymous book.
The Somers Town Mural supposedly shows "Head of Frankenstein". We can't see it in the mural but suspect that the head of Frankenstein's monster is what is actually depicted - a common error that we have smugly avoided in our picture.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Frankenstein
English Heritage Mary Shelley, 1797-1851, author of Frankenstein, lived here,...
After their elopement in July 1814 the Shelleys lived here with Claire Clairm...
This mural was commissioned by the GLC in 1980 and moved to this site by St P...
Fictional detective. Created by Margery Allingham. He first appeared in 'The Crime at Black Dudley'. Eight of the subsequent novels featuring him were adapted by the BBC in 1989/90 with Peter Davis...
One of Charles Dickens characters from A Christmas Carol (1843).
Two of Charles Dickens characters from The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1). Oscar Wilde's response? "It would require a heart of stone not to laugh at the death of Little Nell".
Fictional spy created by Ian Fleming, who first appeared in the novel 'Casino Royale', but see Fleming's page for an alternative origin for Bond. Eleven further novels and two short story collectio...
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