The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein
The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein is a 2007 book written and published by John Lauritsen, in which the author argues that the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, not his wife Mary Shelley, is the real author of "Frankenstein" (1818), that the novel "has consistently been underrated and misinterpreted", and that its dominant theme is "male love". Lauritsen maintains that handwriting cannot be used to determine the actual author of "Frankenstein". His work received positive reviews in gay publications. However, some commentators in other publications rejected Lauritsen's views and supported the conventional view that "Frankenstein" was written by Mary Shelley.
Frankenstein authorship question
The dispute over authorship began as soon as the novel was published anonymously on January 1, 1818 in London. There was much speculation and controversy over the actual author of the book. Percy Bysshe Shelley was suspected as the author but he denied any role whatsoever in the writing of the book. He claimed that he only supervised the manuscript during its publication.