# Everything you need to know to read "Frankenstein"

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Iseult Gillespie
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Literature and writing, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/iseult_gillespie_everything_you_need_to_know_to_read_frankenstein)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 1815, Lord Byron proposed a challenge to a few literary guests he had gathered in his house on Lake Geneva: Who could write the most chilling ghost story? This question sparked an idea in eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley who, over the next few months, crafted the story of “Frankenstein.” Iseult Gillespie shares everything you need to know to read Mary Shelley’s classic novel. \[Directed by Silvia Prietov, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by Manuel José Gordillo\].

## Lectures

1. [Everything you need to know to read "Frankenstein"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/iseult_gillespie_everything_you_need_to_know_to_read_frankenstein/f22ed6c6d7ae), 5 min (TED's player)