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Description for Frankenstein
Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series, this new edition of Frankenstein contains pictures and an extensive section on Shelley's life and works. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Since it was first published in 1818, Mary Shelley's seminal novel has generated countless print, stage and screen adaptations, but none has ever matched the power and philosophical resonance of the original. Composed as part of a challenge with Byron and Shelley to conjure up the most terrifying ghost story, Frankenstein narrates the chilling tale of a being created by a bright young scientist and the catastrophic consequences that ensue. Considered by many to be the first science-fiction novel, the tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein and the tortured creation he rejects is a classic fable about ... Read more
Since it was first published in 1818, Mary Shelley's seminal novel has generated countless print, stage and screen adaptations, but none has ever matched the power and philosophical resonance of the original. Composed as part of a challenge with Byron and Shelley to conjure up the most terrifying ghost story, Frankenstein narrates the chilling tale of a being created by a bright young scientist and the catastrophic consequences that ensue. Considered by many to be the first science-fiction novel, the tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein and the tortured creation he rejects is a classic fable about ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Alma Classics Evergreens
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847493507
SKU
V9781847493507
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Ref
99-50
About Michael Burgan
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) was an English author. She was also the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley, whose works she edited. A political radical, Frankenstein is her most famous work.
Reviews for Frankenstein
The first novel of the scientific revolution and, incidentally, the first novel of science fiction.
Brian Aldiss Frankenstein appeals to something very primal, but it's also about profound things, the very nature of life and death and birth.
Kenneth Branagh How many fictional characters have made the great leap from literature to mythology; how many creatures of sheer ... Read more
Brian Aldiss Frankenstein appeals to something very primal, but it's also about profound things, the very nature of life and death and birth.
Kenneth Branagh How many fictional characters have made the great leap from literature to mythology; how many creatures of sheer ... Read more