MOTHER OF FRANKENSTEIN: VOLUME ONE

Puzzling the origins of a monster

CHAD WILKINSON

Designer: Terry Pettigrew-Rolapp, Tommy Wallach | Publisher: Arcane Wonders Geneva, June 1816. A group of lovers and friends take shelter in a storm-bashed villa, under a cosy blanket of wine and laudanum. Encircled by towering Swiss peaks and oppressive weather, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, Percy Shelley and Lord Byron tell ghost stories, with Byron ultimately proposing they each write their own. In this moment, ‘Frankenstein; Or The Modern Prometheus’ was born, with Mary its devoted mother. The Cotswolds, July 2023. A board game reviewer seeks respite from the cacophony of an extended-family holiday. Clutching a volume under his arm, he retires to a dimly lit corner, unfurls its contents and begins to read. Gradually, curious onlookers gather to decode the arcane miscellanea flooding the table. Soon, a story emerges. Mother of…

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