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The world's most famous work of horror fiction reissued in ORIGINALS - Penguin's iconic teen fiction series.
Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss scientist, has a great ambition—to create intelligent life. But when his creature first stirs, he realises he has made a monster. A monster which, abandoned by his master and shunned by everyone who sees it, sets out to destroy Dr Frankenstein with murder and horrors to the very ends of the earth.
Reissued in Originals (Penguin) with an introduction by Haifaa Al Mansour, director of the biopic movie Mary Shelley (2017).
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Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Many reviews highlight Frankenstein as a timeless classic, praised for its profound exploration of themes such as creation and responsibility. Renowned authors commend the book as a masterpiece, noting its enduring relevance in today's discussions on ethics and scientific progress.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241321645
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 June 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 249g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Mary Shelley (1797-1851), the daughter of pioneering thinkers Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, eloped with the poet Percy Shelley at the age of sixteen. Three years later, during a wet summer on Lake Geneva, Shelley famously wrote her masterpiece, Frankenstein. The years of her marriage were blighted by the deaths of three of her four children, and further tragedy followed in 1822, when Percy Shelley drowned in Italy. Following his death, Mary Shelley returned to England and continued to travel and write until her own death at the age of fifty-three.
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