The villa where the poet Byron was staying in the summer of 1816. The ghost-story contest held here gave birth to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Polidori's The Vampyre. (The house is a private residence and can be viewed only from outside.)
Sighting & Incident Site
Villa Diodati (Lake Geneva)
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| Encyclopedia | Frankenstein |
|---|---|
| Location | Switzerland Cologny |
| Type of place | Historic site or landmark |
| Map position | Approximate position (City, rounded to about 10 km), not the exact place |
The novel published in 1818 by Mary Shelley of England. The young scientist Frankenstein creates an artificial human from corpses but is tormented by the monster he made. Frankenstein is the name of the scientist, not the monster. It is often called the first work of science fiction.