The Fortune Machine

"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. Enriched eBook Features Editor Charles E. Robinson provides the following specially commissioned features for this Enriched eBook Classic: * How to Read Frankenstein* Appendix IV: From Plato’s Symposium* Frankenstein Chronology* Nineteenth-Century Reviews of Frankenstein* Frankenstein Filmography* Suggested Further Reading* Illustrations: Mary Shelley, Her Circle, Her Environs, and Images of Frankenstein (1831-1910)* Enriched eBook NotesThe enriched eBook format invites readers to go beyond the pages of these beloved works and gain more insight into the life and times of an author and the period in which the book was originally written for a rich reading experience.