A cross between Ā“West Side StoryĀ“ and Shakespeare's āRomeo and Julietā, this is a love story with a twist.
The fierce rivalry between two Italian families, the Mancinis and the Tolomeis, has brought years of war to the city of Siena. But when a member of the Mancini family falls for a Tolomeis, they must heal their familyās rift or lose each other forever.
āThe Brother and Sisterā (1832) is classic short story by the English writer Mary Shelley, famous for her best-selling novel āFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheusā (1818).
Mary Shelley (1797ā1851) was an English author and travel writer best known for her ground-breaking Gothic novel āFrankensteinā (1818). Considered one of the first true works of science-fiction, the book became an instant bestseller.
It has been adapted for TV, stage and film on many occasions, with Boris Karloff famously playing Frankensteinās monster on screen in 1933. Other adaptations include āMary Shelley's Frankensteinā (1994) starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro and āViktor Frankensteinā (2015) starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy.
Shelleyās other novels include Ā“ValpergaĀ“ (1823), Ā“The Last ManĀ“ (1826), Ā“Perkin WarbeckĀ“ (1830), Ā“LodoreĀ“ (1835), Ā“FalknerĀ“ (1837) and the posthumously published Ā“MathildeĀ“ (1959). However, she will always be remembered as the creator of Ā“FrankensteinĀ“.
The book continues to influence filmmakers, writers and popular culture to this day, inspiring and terrifying new audiences across the globe.