Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: Used

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Publication Date
2003-05-06
Pages
352
ISBN
9780141439471
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0141439475
ISBN-13
9780141439471
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2015406

Product Key Features

Book Title
Frankenstein
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Horror, Literary, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year
2003
Features
Revised
Genre
Fiction
Author
Mary Shelley
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in

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Trade
LCCN
2003-267787
Reviews
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of the masterpieces of nineteenth-century Gothicism. While stay-ing in the Swiss Alps in 1816 with her lover Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and others, Mary, then eighteen, began to concoct the story of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the monster he brings to life by electricity. Written in a time of great personal tragedy, it is a subversive and morbid story warning against the dehumanization of art and the corrupting influence of science. Packed with allusions and literary references, it is also one of the best thrillers ever written. Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus was an instant bestseller on publication in 1818. The prototype of the science fiction novel, it has spawned countless imitations and adaptations but retains its original power. This Modern Library edition includes a new Introduction by Wendy Steiner, the chair of the English department at the University of Pennsylvania and author of The Scandal of Pleasure. Mary Shelley was born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in 1797 in London. She eloped to France with Shelley, whom she married in 1816. After Frankenstein, she wrote several novels, including Valperga and Falkner, and edited editions of the poetry of Shelley, who had died in 1822. Mary Shelley died in London in 1851.
Dewey Edition
23
Notes by
Hindle, Maurice
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
823.7
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
The world's most famous work of horror fiction: a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror. Based on the third edition of 1831, this Penguin Classics edition, with an introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle, contains all the revisions Mary Shelley made to her story, as well as her 1831 introduction and Percy Bysshe Shelley's preface to the first edition. It also includes as appendices a select collation of the texts of 1818 and 1831 together with "A Fragment" by Lord Byron and Dr John Polidori's "The Vampyre: A Tale." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
LC Classification Number
PR5397.F7 2003c

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  • by tcl45354
    15 Jan, 2019

    Lovely book that takes you in beautiful places.

    What a wonderful read...still not finished with it but excellent.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: discover-books

  • by kayly_onea
    14 Mar, 2018

    Good buy!

    Product in pretty decent quality, not brand new but not old. Great price and great book!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: discover-books

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    30 Jun, 2025

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    Great quality book. It’s good for the condition of secondhand book. Looks brand new.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: dreambooks_co

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    22 Jul, 2024

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    22 May, 2017

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    Book came as stated, still some writing in it but I don't mind it.

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