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A Literary Halloween: Frankenstein’s Monster

Posted on October 27, 2014 by maedez

Circa 1823: A rendering of T.P. Cooke as Frankenstein’s Monster in a stage production of the famous novel

Circa 1823 Drawing of TP Cooke as Frankenstein's Monster in a stage production

Frankenstein’s Monster

4 thoughts on “A Literary Halloween: Frankenstein’s Monster”

erikaviktor on October 27, 2014 at 12:31 pm said:

Cool! This is a favorite novel of mine so your post caught my eye!

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- maedez on October 27, 2014 at 1:24 pm said:
  
  I’m glad you enjoyed it! I love the novel, too, which is why I had to share this illustration. Thanks for stopping by!
  
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Rain, Rain on October 27, 2014 at 3:02 pm said:

Good Lord, Cooke looks like a giant here! And the play had songs – a musical Frankenstein in 1823!

Beware! Beware!
The hideous glare,
The fiend of Sin
With ghastly grin –

Thanks for posting this.

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- maedez on October 27, 2014 at 3:07 pm said:
  
  I would love to be able to travel back to 1823 in order to see this production. It sounds like something else.
  
  One of the reasons I love this illustration is because Cooke looks so massive.
  
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