Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus / Mary Shelley ; edited with notes by Maurice Hindle ; introduction by Elizabeth Kostova.
Material type: TextSeries: Penguin classics deluxe editionPublisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2007Copyright date: ©1985Edition: Penguin classics deluxe edDescription: xxx, 273 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780143105039
- 0143105035
- Modern Prometheus
- Frankenstein
- 823/.7 22
- PR5397 .F7 2007c
Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | YA Fiction | YA Fiction | YA SHE | Available | 36748002539429 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 Read
Now a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with an introduction by Elizabeth Kostova and cover art by Ghost World creator Daniel Clowes, 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.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (page [xix]-xxiv).
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.
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