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Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley
Foreword by: Walter James Miller
Afterword by: Harold Bloom

New American Library | August 7, 2000 | Mass Market Paperbound

Here is the classic novel of supreme horror that has held readers spellbound since its publication in 1816. This new edition will also feature an examination of the films inspired by Shelley''s groundbreaking work, plus a fascinating look into genetic engineering and the modern implications of this immortal tale.
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    Rating: 5/5

    Literary Gold. . .

    A.R.P. Nicholl

    4 months ago

    Alas, I have not had the delightful pleasure to read this novel since my tender youthful days. The sheer beauty for which this novel was written was wasted on my naïve youthfulness. The plot of this novel is forever iconic and will forever remain in our collective culture. The novel is a tale of a man whose life ambition is to abolish dead from society and preserve life. Instead he creates a being which after completion he rejects, only to have terrible and unfortunate events to follow. I’m forever grateful that I’ve reread Frankenstein, for now I consider it one of my favourite books. I implore anyone who hasn’t read this novel, to go and grab a copy. This is literature at its finest, and from such a young author that such a feat is unfathomable. This is truly a treasure to the world and should be cherished for all eternity.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Groundbreaking

    Marieke Pynn-coates

    4 months ago

    This truly was one of it's own when it was published in 1818, nothing was even close to this stature. Mary Shelley, much like Victor Frankenstein, created this new horrifying species of books that instead of dying out created many interpretations and inspired upcoming writers. Even almost 200 years later here we are with Frankenstein represented as a children's Halloween character. This just shows how spectacular this book was and still is. I really quite enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone who's looking for a well-written suspenseful thriller.

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    Rating: 4/5

    Good Read

    Richard Sukhu

    4 months ago

    Frankentein is a great read. Frankenstein is written by Mary Shelley. Frankenstein is written in the form of a frame story that starts with Captain Robert Walton writing letters to his sister. In his letters, he tells Victor Frankenstein's story, which includes the monster's story. By doing so, Shelley creates a nesting doll effect that allows the readers to see the three characters' perspective of the one larger story. Frankenstein explores themes such as; Dangerous Knowledge, Sublime Nature and Monstrosity. I would reccomend this book for anyone who would like to know the real story of Frankenstein, and not the Hollywood adaptation.

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    Annaliese

    Rating: 5/5

    Frankenstein

    Annaliese

    13 years ago

    If you're only acquainted with this story through film, you have missed the experience of reading a superior tale of classic literature. Written in the 1800s, the language of the book is foreign to us. However, it is not difficult or boring to read. Shelley has woven an intriguing story that would appeal to more than horror or science fiction fans.

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Here is the classic novel of supreme horror that has held readers spellbound since its publication in 1816. This new edition will also feature an examination of the films inspired by Shelley''s groundbreaking work, plus a fascinating look into genetic engineering and the modern implications of this immortal tale.

About the Author

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born in England on August 30, 1797. Her parents were two celebrated liberal thinkers, William Godwin, a social philosopher, and Mary Wollstonecraft, a women's rights advocate. Eleven days after Mary's birth, her mother died of puerperal fever. Four motherless years later, Godwin married Mary Jane Clairmont, bringing her and her two children into the same household with Mary and her half-sister, Fanny. Mary's idolization of her father, his detached and rational treatment of their bond, and her step-mother's preference for her own children created a tense and awkward home. Mary's education and free-thinking were encouraged, so it should not surprise us today that at the age of sixteen she ran off with the brilliant, nineteen-year old and unhappily married Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley became her ideal, but their life together was a difficult one. Traumas plagued them: Shelley's wife and Mary's half-sister both committed suicide; Mary and Shelley wed shortly after he was widowed but social disapproval forced them from England; three of their children died in infancy or childhood; and while Shelley was an aristocrat and a genius, he was also moody and had little money. Mary conceived of her magnum opus, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, when she was only nineteen when Lord Byron suggested they tell ghost stories at a house party. The resulting book took over two years to write and can be seen as the brilliant creation of a powerful but tormented mind. The story of Frankenstein has endured nearly two centuries and countless variations because of its timeless exploration of the tension between our quest for knowledge and our thirst for good. Shelley drowned when Mary was only 24, leaving her with an infant and debts. Mary died in 1851 at the age of 54 from a brain tumor.

Edition Details

Reissue

Mass Market Paperbound

240 Pages, 4.25 x 6.75 x 0.7 IN

August 7, 2000

New American Library

English


0451527712
9780451527714

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