A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
Presents the story of Dr. Frankenstein and his obsessive experiment that leads to the creation of a monstrous and deadly creature.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
The novel has seared its way into the popular imagination, and established itself as one of the pioneering works of modern science fiction.
"Published for the 200th anniversary, this edition is based on the original 1818 text"--Page ii.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (or simply, Frankenstein for short), is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797-1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist...
The California edition of the Pennyroyal Press "Frankenstein" unites the dark side of Barry Moser's art with the classic 1818 text of Mary Shelley's tale of moral transfiguration.
This classic tale about science's dangerous ambition to unlock the mysteries of life speaks profoundly to the question of what it means to be human.
The novel Frankenstein along with related short stories and reviews by other authors.
"In the summer of 1816, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, then eighteen years old, began to write the novel Frankenstein after she and her lover Percy Bysshe Shelley took part in a...
Frankenstein was Mary Shelley's immensely powerful contribution to the ghost stories which she, Percy Shelley, and Byron devised one wet summer in Switzerland. Its protagonist is a young student of...
The epic battle between man and monster reaches its greatest pitch in the famous story of Frankenstein .
Frankenstein was published the next year and become the rage of London. In the generations since, the story of Victor Frankenstein and the monster he created has been read by millions all over the world.
Frankenstein was published the next year and become the rage of London. In the generations since, the story of Victor Frankenstein and the monster he created has been read by millions all over the world.