Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
A twisted, upside-down creation myth, Mary Shelley's chilling Gothic tale lays bare the dark side of science, and the horror within us all. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, who plunders graveyards to create a new being from the bodies of the dead - but whose botched creature causes nothing but murder and destruction.
Written after a nightmare when its author was only eighteen, Frankenstein gave birth to the modern science fiction novel.
About the Author
Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was the daughter of the philosopher William Godwin, who disowned her when she eloped with the married man and poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. They married after the suicide of his first wife. It was their friend Lord Byron, with whom the couple spent a summer in Switzerland, who suggested that she and Percy each write a horror story. Frankenstein was the result, inspired by a nightmare Shelley had when she was eighteen years old and published by the time she was twenty-one.
Format: Paperback | 224 pages
Dimensions (cm): 18 x 11.1 x 0.9 | 210g
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: Claremont Classics
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0734301324
ISBN13: 9780734301321
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including minor scuff marks along the edges, and a small patch of discolouring on the right-side of the back cover, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with very, very minor creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.