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Frankenstein (Special Edition)

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Dr. Victor Frankenstein never considers the consequences of his obsession. In his zeal to understand and harness the secret of life, he neglects his family and friends, isolates himself from the world, and ignores his own health. For years, he labours to create a new race... Read More
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Dr. Victor Frankenstein never considers the consequences of his obsession. In his zeal to understand and harness the secret of life, he neglects his family and friends, isolates himself from the world, and ignores his own health.

For years, he labours to create a new race of intelligent beings. He spends his nights scrounging human and animal body parts from graveyards, slaughterhouses, and hospital dissection rooms. By day, he experiments in his secret laboratory, learning from his mistakes and perfecting the creature who, he believes, will worship him as a god.

But this hubris is not his only sin. When he succeeds, Frankenstein is horrified by the ugly brutishness of the patchwork being he has brought to life. Rather than exult in his accomplishment, he runs from it, retreating to the comfort of long-neglected friends and family.

Frankenstein has, indeed, created a monster. Not by reanimating dead flesh but by abandoning his creation and planting within it the seeds of rage and loneliness. Now, the monster is out for revenge.

Frankenstein (Special Edition) by Mary Shelley is a haunting tale of ambition, isolation, and unintended consequences. Explore the depths of human nature and the boundaries of creation in this timeless classic.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454952893

Publisher: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

Format: Hardback

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 340g

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