Frankenstein: Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

ISBN 10: 1847493505 ISBN 13: 9781847493507

Publisher: Alma Classics, 2014

Synopsis

Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series at 4.99, 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.

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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Review

"The first novel of the scientific revolution and, incidentally, the first novel of science fiction." - Brian Aldiss

"Frankenstein appeals to something very primal, but it's also about profound things, the very nature of life and death and birth." - Kenneth Branagh

"How many fictional characters have made the great leap from literature to mythology; how many creatures of sheer language have stepped from the rhythms of their author's idiosyncratic voices into what might be called a collective cultural consciousness?" - Joyce Carol Oates

"The greatest novel of the Romantic movement." - Michael Dirda

From the Author

lthough Frankenstein dominates the legacy of Mary Shelley (1797 - 1851), she was a prolific author of novels, stories, articles and political writings, which left a lasting impression on nineteenth-century thought.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alma Classics
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1847493505
• ISBN 13: 9781847493507
• Binding: Pocket Book
• Number of pages: 224