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Classic Starts(r) Frankenstein Hardcover - 2006

by Abridged by Deanna McFadden; Jamel Akib (Illustrator); Afterword by Arthur Pober


About this book

Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus is a Gothic novel written by Mary Shelley in 1818. The story revolves around Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates a monstrous creature and immediately regrets his actions, abandoning the creature to its own devices. The creature, seeking acceptance and revenge, terrorizes Victor and those he loves. Themes of ambition, ethics, humanity, and loneliness are explored through Shelley's vivid descriptions of the natural world and her characters' psychological torment. Frankenstein remains a classic of Gothic literature and a seminal work of science fiction.

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin wrote the first draft of her groundbreaking novel in 1816, while on a trip to Lake Geneva with her soon-to-be husband, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and poet Lord Byron. They were stuck indoors during famously known as the Year Without a Summer.




From the publisher

Mary Shelley's tragic story of a scientist who created a monster is perhaps even more compelling and meaningful today than when it was written nearly two centuries ago. From the bits and pieces of dead bodies, and the power of electricity, the brilliant Victor Frankenstein fashions a new form of life--only to discover, too late, the irreparable damage he has caused.

First Edition Identification

A small London publishing house, Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, first printed Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus in a limited series of just 500 copies on January 1, 1818. By then, Mary was just 20 years old. The first edition was published anonymously in 1818, with a preface by Percy B. Shelley and a dedication to Mary’s father, philosopher William Godwin. Mary Shelley didn’t publicly claim her novel until years later, and her name appears in the second edition, published in 1823. First edition original pasteboards were in blueish gray.

First editions are very scarce and exceptionally rare on the market. In 2021 one of the first 500 copies of the novel was sold at auction for $1.17 million. It was the first Frankenstein first edition copy to be auctioned since 1985.


Details

  • Title Classic Starts(r) Frankenstein
  • Author Abridged by Deanna McFadden; Jamel Akib (Illustrator); Afterword by Arthur Pober
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Abridged
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Union Square Kids
  • Date 2006-03-01
  • Abridged Yes
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Abridged, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9781402726668 / 140272666X
  • Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 in (19.30 x 13.97 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 07 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 2 - 4
  • Reading level 510
  • Library of Congress subjects Monsters, Horror stories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005015426
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2006, Page 327
  • School Library Journal, 04/01/2006, Page 144
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