FrankensteinThe world’s most famous work of horror fiction: a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read 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. Based on the third edition of 1831, this Penguin Classics edition, with an introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle, contains all the revisions Mary Shelley made to her story, as well as her 1831 introduction and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s preface to the first edition. It also includes as appendices a select collation of the texts of 1818 and 1831 together with "A Fragment" by Lord Byron and Dr John Polidori’s "The Vampyre: A Tale." 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. |
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... the Texts of 1831 and 1818 227 APPENDIX II : ' A Fragment ' by Lord Byron 237 APPENDIX III : ' The Vampyre : A Tale ' by Dr John William Polidori 243 Notes 266 PENGUIN CLASSICS FRANKENSTEIN MARY SHELLEY was born in London in.
... the Texts of 1831 and 1818 227 APPENDIX II : ' A Fragment ' by Lord Byron 237 APPENDIX III : ' The Vampyre : A Tale ' by Dr John William Polidori 243 Notes 266 PENGUIN CLASSICS FRANKENSTEIN MARY SHELLEY was born in London in.
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... London , where she continued to live as a professional writer until her death in 1851 . The idea for Frankenstein came to Mary Godwin during a summer sojourn in 1816 with Percy Shelley on the shores of Lake Geneva , where Lord Byron was ...
... London , where she continued to live as a professional writer until her death in 1851 . The idea for Frankenstein came to Mary Godwin during a summer sojourn in 1816 with Percy Shelley on the shores of Lake Geneva , where Lord Byron was ...
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... London and also teaches literature for the OU . As well as producing editions of Frankenstein , Caleb Williams and Dracula for Penguin Classics , he has edited Godwin's last two novels Cloudesley ( 1830 ) and Deloraine ( 1833 ) for ...
... London and also teaches literature for the OU . As well as producing editions of Frankenstein , Caleb Williams and Dracula for Penguin Classics , he has edited Godwin's last two novels Cloudesley ( 1830 ) and Deloraine ( 1833 ) for ...
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... London on 30 December . 1817 In March the Shelleys , with Claire and her daughter - Allegra ( by Byron ) , move to Marlow . On 14 May Franken- stein is completed . Mary gives birth to a daughter , Clara , in September . History of a Six ...
... London on 30 December . 1817 In March the Shelleys , with Claire and her daughter - Allegra ( by Byron ) , move to Marlow . On 14 May Franken- stein is completed . Mary gives birth to a daughter , Clara , in September . History of a Six ...
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