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Montaigne, Rabelais, Corneille, Rochefoucauld, Moliere, La Fontaine, Pascal, Madame De Sevigne, Boileau, Racine, Fenelon (Paperback)
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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R572
Discovery Miles 5 720
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Lodore (Paperback)
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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R658
Discovery Miles 6 580
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Montaigne, Rabelais, Corneille, Rochefoucauld, Moliere, La Fontaine, Pascal, Madame De Sevigne, Boileau, Racine, Fenelon (Paperback)
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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R573
Discovery Miles 5 730
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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One of three Signature Select Classics chapbooks steeped in the
thrills and chills of the gothic tradition, publishing
simultaneously with chapbooks of similarly weird works by Edgar
Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft. This stunning chapbook--perfect for
fans of the mysterious and macabre--comprises Mary Shelley's
classic tale of a botched experiment in immortality, "The Mortal
Immortal," and "On Ghosts: An Essay," her appraisal of popular
ghost legends. It features elegantly designed cardstock covers with
flaps and intricate foil-stamped designs.
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Frankenstein (Paperback)
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; Illustrated by Bernie Wrightson; Introduction by Stephen King
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R280
Discovery Miles 2 800
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Mary Shelley’s timeless gothic classic accompanied by the art of
legendary illustrator Bernie Wrightson live on in this gorgeous
illustrated adaptation of Frankenstein—featuring an introduction
by Stephen King. Few works by comic book artists have earned the
universal acclaim and reverence that Bernie Wrightson’s
illustrated version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein
was met with upon its original release in 1983, which vividly
presented the timeless, terrifying tale of one man’s obsession to
create life—and the monster that became his legacy. A generation
later, this magnificent pairing of art and literature is still
considered to be one of the greatest achievements made by any
artist in the field. This book includes the complete text of the
original groundbreaking novel and approximately fifty original
full-page illustrations by Bernie Wrightson—created over a period
of seven years—that continue to stun the world with their
monumental beauty and uniqueness. This edition also contains
introductions by #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King
and author Mary Shelley, as well as supplemental material including
a history of the novel, a chronology of Mary Shelley’s life and
work, and the historical context of Frankenstein for readers.
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Lodore (Paperback)
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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R308
R259
Discovery Miles 2 590
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Also published as The Beautiful Widow, Mary Shelley's penultimate
novel explores the web of relationships between three women, bound
together by the exacting Lord Lodore: his estranged wife Cornelia,
a woman ruled by her mother and the norms of aristocratic society;
his daughter Ethel, raised in the wilderness of Illinois and
utterly dependent on her father; and finally, the independent and
highly educated Fanny Derham, the daughter of Lodore's childhood
friend. At first glance, Lodore appears to be a "silver fork"
novel--a popular romance genre from the Regency era about life in
fashionable society--yet Shelley's take imbues the story with
subversive critiques of domesticity and masculinity. Long
considered the most Jane Austen-like of Mary Shelley's novels,
Lodore is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand this
brilliant feminist writer.
Drama / Character: 4 male, 4 female
Scenery: Interior
Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant young scientist, returns to his
Swiss chateau to escape a terrible pursuer. No one can shake free
the dark secret that terrifies him: not his mother, nor his
fiancee, nor his best friend. Even the pleading of a gypsy girl
accused of murdering Victor's younger brother falls on deaf ears,
for Victor has brought into being a creature made from pieces of
the dead. The creature tracks Victor to his sanctuary to demand a
bride to share its loneliness. Against his better judgement, Victor
agrees and soon the household is invaded by murder, despair and
terror!
"Thrills... laughs... true suspense." Arizona Republic.
"In Tim Kelly's thoughtful version of the classic tale, the
results are surprisingly thought provoking and highly
entertaining." Palos Verdes News
The classic novel brought to life in full color! 'Cursed be the
hands that formed you'! True to the original novel, Declan
Shalvey's naturally gothic artistic style is a perfect match for
this epic tale. "Frankenstein" is such a well known title, yet the
films strayed so far beyond the original novel that many people
today don't realize how this classic horror tale deals with such
timeless subjects as alienation, empathy and understanding beyond
appearance. This is another great story, beautifully crafted into a
superb graphic novel.
By the dim and yellow light of the moon, as it forced its way
through the window-shutters, I beheld the wretch-the miserable
monster whom I had created. He held up the curtain of the bed; and
his eyes, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me. His jaws
opened... Frankenstein is the most celebrated horror story ever
written. It tells the dreadful tale of Victor Frankenstein, a
visionary young student of natural philosophy, who discovers the
secret of life. In the grip of his obsession he constructs a being
from dead body parts, and animates this creature. The results, for
Victor and for his family, are catastrophic. Written when Mary
Shelley was just eighteen, Frankenstein was inspired by the ghost
stories and vogue for Gothic literature that fascinated the
Romantic writers of her time. She transformed these supernatural
elements an epic parable that warned against the threats to
humanity posed by accelerating technological progress. Published
for the 200th anniversary, this edition, based on the original 1818
text, explains in detail the turbulent intellectual context in
which Shelley was writing, and also investigates how her novel has
since become a byword for controversial practices in science and
medicine, from manipulating ecosystems to vivisection and genetic
modification. As an iconic study of power, creativity, and,
ultimately, what it is to be human, Frankenstein continues to shape
our thinking in profound ways to this day.
When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit
help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make
studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide
chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs,
and symbols, a review quiz and essay topics. Lively and accessible,
SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing.
Shelley's suspenseful and intellectually rich gothic tale confronts
some of the most important and enduring themes in all of
literature--the power of human imagination, the potential hubris of
science, the gulf between appearance and essence, the effects of
human cruelty, the desire for revenge and the need for forgiveness,
and much more.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the
globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The Original Gothic-Horror Literary Classic
Mary Shelley's deceptively simple story of Victor Frankenstein
and the creature he brings to life, first published in 1818, is now
more widely read-and more widely discussed by scholars-than any
other work of the Romantic period. From the creature's creation to
his wild lament over the dead body of his creator in the Arctic
wastes, the story retains its narrative hold on the reader even as
it spins off ideas in rich profusion.
About the Author:
Mary Shelley (30 August 1797 - 1 February 1851) was a British
novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and
travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or,
The Modern Prometheus (1818). She also edited and promoted the
works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy
Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William
Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary
Wollstonecraft. She died in London in 1851.
"This is the definitive collectors edition and is a stunning and
impressive uanabridged representation of a classic literary
work."
- Publisher's Weekly
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