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Frankenstein

By Mary Shelley
Series: The Originals
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a tale of ambition, obsession, and the consequences of playing God. Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist, becomes consumed with the desire to create life, leading him to animate a creature from discarded body parts. However, his success brings about unforeseen horrors and tragic ramifications, exploring themes of responsibility, isolation, and the innate nature of humanity.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by gothic tales exploring themes of ambition, the consequences of unchecked scientific exploration, and the nature of humanity. Its compelling narrative delves into the relationship between creator and creation, offering a rich and thought-provoking story that remains a classic of its genre.

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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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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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Book Details

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

Collections

Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction General Fiction Mary Shelley Most Popular Books of All Time Penguin Books Series: The Originals

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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