A knight, hiding from his past, lives alone in an isolated mountain fortress. One day, he gives shelter to two pilgrims and tells them of his sorrows. But the pilgrimās true intentions are not what he thinks, and their revelations will change his past and transform his future.
'The Pilgrimsā (1838) is a classic, short story by the English writer Mary Shelley, famous for her best-selling novel āFrankensteinā.
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 Valperga (1823), The Last Man (1826), Perkin Warbeck (1830), Lodore (1835), Falkner (1837) and the posthumously published Mathilde (1959). However, she will always be remembered as the creator of Frankenstein.
The book continues to influence filmmakers, writers and popular culture to this day, inspiring and terrifying new audiences the world over.