Frankenstein Library binding - 2007
by Mary Shelley; Jason Ho (Illustrator)
The horrific tale of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation, written by a young Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, comes to vivid life in this title in the Graphic Horror series. Each title, adapted for grades 4-8, features world-class art from leading graphic novel illustrators, and contains a short bio and list of additional works by the original story's author.
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.
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 Frankenstein
- Author Mary Shelley; Jason Ho (Illustrator)
- Binding Library Binding
- Pages 1
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Graphic Planet
- Date 2007-07
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Glossary, Illustrated
- ISBN 9781602700598 / 1602700591
- Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 9.28 x 7.25 x 0.3 in (23.57 x 18.42 x 0.76 cm)
- Ages 08 to 11 years
- Grade levels 3 - 6
- Library of Congress subjects Graphic novels, Cartoons and comics
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007016527
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2008, Page 342
- School Library Journal, 05/01/2008, Page 154
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