Frankenstein

One of BBC''s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World, Frankenstein is the most famous novel by Mary Shelley: a dark parable of science misused. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but wayward scientist, builds a human from dead flesh. Horrified at what he has done, he abandons his creation. The hideous creature learns language and becomes civilized but society rejects him. Spurned, he seeks vengeance on his creator. So begins a cycle of destruction, with Frankenstein and his ''monster'' pursuing each other to the extremes of nature until all vestiges of their humanity are lost. In 1831, Mary Shelley succumbed to conservative pressures and toned down elements of the work; this edition presents the work as originally intended. This series of gorgeous pocket-sized paperbacks from Macmilan Collector''s Library celebrates the very best Gothic and horror literature, teeming with monsters, misfits and ghosts.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Mary Shelley, Shelley Mary
• Collaboration: David Pinching (Introduction), Pinching David (Introduction)
• Edition: Macmillan
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: à partir de 18 ans
• Format d'édition: Poche format A
• Sortie: 05.09.2024
• EAN: 9781035034840
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3503484-0
• Pages: 272
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 177 mm x 17 mm
• Thèmes: Macmillan Collector's Library; Collector's Library; Monsters and Misfits
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits); Switzerland, Gothic, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, FICTION / Horror, FICTION / Gothic, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Social issues, Hallowe’en, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Classic horror & ghost stories, Classic science fiction, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Hallowe?en, Classic horror and ghost stories, Epistolary fiction, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages