Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019953716X ISBN 13: 9780199537167

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2008

Synopsis

One of the great horror stories ever written, introduced by modern suspense master Jeffery Deaver

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Review

Ranked #24 in Newsweek's "Top 50 Books You Should Read to Understand the Way We Live Now"

"The select bibliography by M.K. Joseph is of benefit to our students."--Dr. Darlene J. Alberts, Ohio Dominican College

"This has proved ideal for my Freshman class...compact, inexpensive, clearly printed with margins big enough to scribble in!"--Hilary Kaplan, University of California and Los Angeles

"The best general edition of this classic text in terms of text, notes, and general design."--Barry M. Katz, Stanford University

"Indispensable for the study of Shelley's Frankenstein."--Eric Rabkin, University of Michigan

"Marilyn Butlers introduction was comprehensive and informative and provided a valuable background for my general intro to lit students. The inclusion of the apprndices was also useful and thought-provoking."--Stephanie Wardrop, Colorado State University

From the Publisher

Contains an 8-page plate section with long-unavailable pictures and drawings relating to Mary Shelley and Frankstein. Thoroughly edited and extensively annotated. Includes a 10,000-word section on Mary Shelley's life and works, with a longer chapter on Frankstein, anecdotes, critical perspectives, adaptations and spin-offs. Lavishly produced on natural, high-quality paper, and affordably priced.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019953716X
• ISBN 13: 9780199537167
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Joseph M. K.