Description: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, David Pinching Mary Shelleys gothic masterpiece, presented in a beautiful, pocket-sized collectors edition, with a new afterword from David Pinching. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Frankenstein is the most famous novel by Mary Shelley: a dark Faustian parable of science misused that was an immediate success on its publication in 1818. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but wayward scientist, builds a human from dead flesh and then, horrified at what he has done, abandons his creation. The creature, an outcast because of his appearance, learns language and becomes civilized, but when rejected by society seeks revenge on his creator. So begins a cycle of destruction in which Frankenstein and his monster lose all vestiges of their humanity in monomaniacal hatred.With an Afterword by David Pinching. Flap I beheld the wretch - the miserable monster whom I had created. Author Biography Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin was born in 1797, the daughter of two of the leading radical writers of the age. Her mother died just days after her birth and she was educated at home by her father and encouraged in literary pursuits. She eloped with and subsequently married the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, but their life together was full of hardship. The couple were ruined by disapproving parents and Mary lost three of her four children. Although its subject matter was extremely dark, her first novel Frankenstein (1818) was an instant sensation. Subsequent works such as Mathilda (1819), Valperga (1823) and The Last Man (1826) were less successful but are now finally receiving the critical acclaim that they deserve. Review Mary Shelleys 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. Promotional Mary Shelleys Gothic masterpiece in a beautiful pocket-sized edition Details ISBN1509827757 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1509827757 ISBN-13 9781509827756 Format Hardcover Short Title FRANKENSTEIN Pages 280 Language English Media Book Author David Pinching Publisher Pan Macmillan Series Macmillan Collectors Library Imprint Macmillan Collectors Library Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition New Edition Publication Date 2017-10-26 UK Release Date 2017-10-26 Audience Age 18 DEWEY 823.7 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-02-13 NZ Release Date 2017-02-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:100898425;
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Book Title: Frankenstein
Item Height: 157mm
Item Width: 100mm
Author: Mary Shelley
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Books
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Horror
Item Weight: 172g
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
