Mary Shelley’s tragic story of a scientist who created a monster is perhaps even more compelling and meaningful today than when it was written nearly two centuries ago. From the bits and pieces of dead bodies, and the power of electricity, the brilliant Victor Frankenstein fashions a new form of life—only to discover, too late, the irreparable damage he has caused.

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 Clairmo...

Title:Classic Starts®: Frankenstein

Format:Hardcover

Product dimensions:160 pages, 7.5 X 5.38 X 0.69 in

Shipping dimensions:160 pages, 7.5 X 5.38 X 0.69 in

Published:March 28, 2006

Publisher:Union Square Kids

Language:English

Appropriate for ages:All ages

ISBN - 13:9781402726668

Classic Starts®: Frankenstein

byMary Wollstonecraft ShelleyIllustratorJamel Akib

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