Frankenstein
by Shelley, Mary W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 1854771175
- ISBN 13
- 9781854771179
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Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller
- Julie's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021328
- Title
- Frankenstein
- Author
- Shelley, Mary W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1854771175
- ISBN 13
- 9781854771179
- Publisher
- New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1993
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- CLASSIC LITERATURE-FICTION. SHELLEY, MARY W.-"FRANKENSTEIN" 1566190916 CLASSICS-LITERATURE
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