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For years Victor Frankenstein labors 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,
perfecting the creature whom, he believes, will worship him as a
god. 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 animating dead flesh but by
abandoning his creation. Now, the monster is out for revenge.
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essential classics. ‘The rain pattered dismally against the
panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of
the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the
creature open…’ Victor Frankenstein’s monster is stitched
together from the limbs of the dead, taken from ‘the dissecting
room and the slaughter-house’. The result is a grotesque being
who, rejected by his maker and starved of human companionship, sets
out on a journey to seek his revenge. In the most famous gothic
horror story ever told, Shelley confronts the limitations of
science, the nature of human cruelty and the pathway to
forgiveness. Begun when Mary Shelley was only eighteen years old
and published two years later, this chilling tale of a young
scientist’s desire to create life – and the consequences of
that creation – still resonate today.
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Frankenstein (Paperback, Reissue)
Mary Shelley; Introduction by Siv Jansson; Notes by Siv Jansson; Series edited by Keith Carabine
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Frankenstein is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled
and engrossed readers for two centuries. Written by Mary Shelley,
it is a story which she intended would 'curdle the blood and
quicken the beatings of the heart.' The tale is a superb blend of
science fiction, mystery and thriller. Victor Frankenstein driven
by the mad dream of creating his own creature, experiments with
alchemy and science to build a monster stitched together from dead
remains. Once the creature becomes a living breathing articulate
entity, it turns on its maker and the novel darkens into tragedy.
The reader is very quickly swept along by the force of the elegant
prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multi-layered themes
in the novel. Although first published in 1818, Shelley's
masterpiece still maintains a strong grip on the imagination and
has been the inspiration for numerous horror movies, television and
stage adaptations.
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This Norton Critical Edition includes: The 1818 first edition text
of the novel, introduced and annotated by J. Paul Hunter. Three
maps and eight illustrations. A wealth of source and contextual
materials, thematically arranged to promote classroom discussion.
Topics include "Sources, Influences, Analogues", "Circumstances,
Composition, Revision" and "Reception, Impact, Adaptation". Eleven
critical essays on Frankenstein's major themes, six of them new to
the Third Edition. A chronology and a selected bibliography. About
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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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Frankenstein is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled
and engrossed readers for two centuries. Written by Mary Shelley,
it is a story which she intended would 'curdle the blood and
quicken the beatings of the heart.' The tale is a superb blend of
science fiction, mystery and thriller. Victor Frankenstein driven
by the mad dream of creating his own creature, experiments with
alchemy and science to build a monster stitched together from dead
remains. Once the creature becomes a living breathing articulate
entity, it turns on its maker and the novel darkens into tragedy.
The reader is very quickly swept along by the force of the elegant
prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multi-layered themes
in the novel. Although first published in 1818, Shelley's
masterpiece still maintains a strong grip on the imagination and
has been the inspiration for numerous horror movies, television and
stage adaptations.
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Frankenstein (Deluxe Edition)
Mary Shelley; Illustrated by John Coulthart
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For years, Dr. Victor Frankenstein labors to create a new race of
intelligent beings. But when he succeeds, Dr. Frankenstein is
horrified by the ugly patchwork being he has brought to life, and
he abandons his creation—setting off a chain of events that will
lead to murder, despair, and bitter loneliness. This is a deluxe,
lavish edition that transformed the stormy ethos of the Gothic
novel into the foundation of modern science fiction. Â
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An engaging classroom playscript. Frankenstein is the famous story
of a young man who thinks he can change the world by making better
human beings. Instead he creates a living monster with a mind of
its own. New, innovative activities specifically tailored to
support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to
fulfil the Framework objectives. Activities include work on
Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of
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This timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and
monster. In trying to create life, the young student Victor
Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into
motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the
very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it
destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love,
friendship, scientific hubris, and horror.
Exam board: AQA, Edexcel; Edexcel Level & Subject: GCSE English
Literature; A Level English Literature First teaching: September
2015 First examination: June 2017 This edition of Frankenstein is
perfect for GCSE-level students: it comes complete with the novel,
plus an introduction providing context, and a glossary explaining
key terms. 'It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered
dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out,
when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull
yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard and a convulsive
motion agitated its limbs.' Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist
with huge ambition, exceeds his own expectations when he manages to
create life from an assemblage of dead body parts. Yet he has
failed to think through the consequences and responsibilities of
his action, with fatal results. First published in 1818, this
genre-defying novel - part gothic tale, part science fiction, part
philosophical exploration - invites us to consider whom we
sympathise with: the scientist playing God or the monstrous
creature he has created.
This frightening classic tale is now available in an exclusive
collector's edition, featuring beautiful cover art from artist Laci
Fowler and decorative interior pages, making it ideal for fiction
lovers and book collectors alike. Beloved by horror fans across the
globe, Frankenstein explores the terror of what happens when
humanity plays God. This time-honored classic is now available as
an exclusive collector's edition. Whether you're buying it as a
gift or for yourself, this remarkable edition features: A
beautiful, high-end hardcover featuring Laci Fowler's distinctive
hand-painted art Decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes
throughout Matching ribbon marker and gold page edges Part of a
4-volume collection including The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Great
Gatsby, and The Return of Sherlock Holmes Shattered by grief, the
unstable Victor Frankenstein conducts a bizarre experiment, using
electricity to shock inanimate matter and create an enormous
man-like monster. Terrified by his own actions, Victor abandons his
creation to the wilderness. Years later, the intelligent and
hideous Creature finds his creator and demands his right to
happiness. A tragedy of murderous rage and the fatal consequences
of revenge, Mary Shelley's iconic novel has been terrifying readers
since the nineteenth century. Exploring the dark themes of birth
and creation, loneliness, ambition, and the destructive power of
revenge, this unique collector's edition presents Shelley's
frightening tale of otherworldly adventures in a giftable new way.
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Gothic Horror Short Stories (Hardcover)
Edgar Allan Poe, Edward Frederic Benson, Joseph Sheridan Lefanu, Elizabeth Gaskell, Nathaniel Hawthorne, …
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Drawn from the manuscript collections at the Bodleian Library, this
delightful softback notebook set features the distinctive
handwriting of three remarkable women writers and thinkers: Jane
Austen, Mary Shelley and Ada Lovelace. The Library holds part of
the manuscript of Jane Austen's unfinished novel, 'The Watsons',
together with the original notebooks in which Mary Shelley wrote
'Frankenstein' and the personal correspondence of mathematical
pioneer Ada Lovelace. Inspirational and unusual, these useful
literary notebooks make the ideal gift for writers and book-lovers
alike.
Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series, this new edition of Frankenstein contains pictures and an extensive section on Shelley's life and works. Since it was first published in 1818, Mary Shelley's seminal novel has generated countless print, stage and screen adaptations, but none has ever matched the power and philosophical resonance of the original. Composed as part of a challenge with Byron and Shelley to conjure up the most terrifying ghost story, Frankenstein narrates the chilling tale of a being created by a bright young scientist and the catastrophic consequences that ensue. Considered by many to be the first science-fiction novel, the tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein and the tortured creation he rejects is a classic fable about the pursuit of knowledge, the nature of beauty and the monstrosity inherent to man.
If you enjoyed Frankenstein, you might like reading Transformation, a chilling gothic tale available in Alma Classics 101 Pages series.
ABOUT THE SERIES: Alma Evergreens is a series of popular classics. All the titles in the series are provided with an extensive critical apparatus, extra reading material including a section of photographs and notes. The texts are based on the most authoritative edition (or collated from the most authoritative editions or manuscripts) and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach. With an emphasis on the production, editorial and typographical values of a book, Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading the classics.
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‘Now that I had finished, the beauty of my dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart …’ Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life by electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear. Mary Shelley’s chilling gothic tale was conceived when she was only eighteen, living with her lover Percy Shelley near Byron’s villa on Lake Geneva. It would become the world’s most famous work of horror fiction, and remains a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Based on the third edition of 1831, this contains all the revisions Mary Shelley made to her story, as well as her 1831 introduction and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s preface to the first edition. It also includes as appendices a select collation of the texts of 1818 and 1831 together with ‘’A Fragment’ by Lord Byron and Dr John Polidori’s ‘The Vampyre: A Tale’.
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