The Horror Classic Lives Again... Originally published in 1818, few other stories have had the impact on our culture as Mary Shelley's chilling classic. Read this new edition, beautifully formatted by Classic Collections, with an annotated profile of Mary Shelley herself. The classic gothic tale that blurs the line between man and monster. A doctor oversteps his consciousness and pays the price for playing god, creating a monster that needs to understand the meaning of its existence. Wether you're a first time reader, or long time fan, Frankenstein will chill you to the bone.
The story of Victor Frankenstein's monstrous creation and the havoc it caused has enthralled generations of readers and inspired countless writers of horror and suspense. With the author's own 1831 introduction.
A graphic adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic tale of Frankenstein.
From the creature's creation to his wild lament over the dead body of his creator in the Arctic wastes, the story retains its narrative hold on the reader even as it spins off ideas in rich profusion.
A deluxe edition of Mary Shelley's haunting adventure about ambition and modernity run amok. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadNow a Penguin Classics...
In graphic novel format, tells Shelley's story of a scientist who creates life with unintended consequences.
What terrified me will terrify others."' The twelve essays in this collection attest to the endurance of Mary Shelley's "waking dream." Appropriately, though less romantically, this book also grew out of a playful conversation at a party.
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.
Themes of revenge? the philosophical limits of science? and forbidden knowledge are deeply explored in the greatest Gothic novel ever written.
This fictitious doctor, one of the first "mad scientists," was based on real-life researchers and their experiments. This compelling volume examines the work of Shelley and its possible inspirations in the world of science.
Sixteen original essays by leading scholars on Mary Shelley's novel provide an introduction to Frankenstein and its various critical contexts.