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Frankenstein Published by Canterbury Classics by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
on October 15, 2013 (Originally January 1, 1818)
Pages: 208
Find the Author: Goodreads
Also by this author: Frankenstein
ISBN: 160710945X
Horror. Romance. Science. A classic tale that would be a fright to miss!
The idea for the story came to the author, Mary Shelley, in a dream she had about a scientist who had created life and was horrified by what he had made. This Gothic-style romance is among the first of true science fiction novels, if not the first. A young scientist named Victor Frankenstein, after going through his own near-death experience, decides to play God and create life in the form of a grotesque creature, which turns into a nightmare. Through his experience, he learns that the gift of life is precious, not disposable. His journey and personal transformation has deeply affected readers. This edition contains the text of the revised 1831 version of Frankenstein.
This beautiful book comes with luxurious endpapers, a beautiful and stylish heat-burnished cover, and is a convenient 5 x 7 trim size for easy handling.This widely popular classic tells a tale of devastating consequences for those pursuing power and glory.
Frankenstein is a must-read for any lover of classic literature and science fiction.
About the Word Cloud Classics series:
Classic works of literature with a clean, modern aesthetic! Perfect for both old and new literature fans, the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales. With a higher production value, including heat burnished covers and foil stamping, these eye-catching, easy-to-hold editions are the perfect gift for students and fans of literature everywhere.
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Well, I’m still trekking along with this one! I have to admit that it’s not really what I thought it was going to be. I mean, yes, it features Victor Frankenstein and his monster creation–however, the story progression is not what I thought it would be. However, I’m really enjoying it and it’s a perfect read for this time of year…
“‘How inconstant are your feelings! But a moment ago you were moved by my representations, and why do you again harden yourself to my complaints? I swear to you, by the earth which I inhabit, and by you that made me, that with the companion you bestow I will quit the neighborhood of man and dwell, as it may chance, in the most savage of places. My evil passions will have fled, for I shall meet with sympathy! My life will flow quietly away, and in my dying moments I shall not curse my maker.’
His words had a strange effect upon me. I compassionated him and sometimes felt a wish to console him, but when I looked upon him, when I saw the filthy mass that moved and talked, my heart sickened and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred.”
Frankenstein, p. 125
What are you reading today?!
About Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I tried reading Frankenstein a little while ago but never finished it. The story progression was not what I thought it would be either so I’m glad I’m not the only one there. I do wanna give it another go at some point.
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This is definitely a true classic, and glad you are liking it still. This author really wrote her own story.
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