Ambitious, knowledge-hungry student Victor Frankenstein lights upon the secret of breathing life into inanimate objects. After gathering a collection of body parts, he embarks on a macabre construction exercise, endowing the fruits of his labours with the life force. Having succeeded in his aim, Frankenstein recoils in horror at the "demoniacal corpse" he has created. He abandons the monster, who inspires fear and loathing in those he meets. Craving acceptance and affection but facing unrelenting rejection, the monster wreaks his revenge on his creator, who finds that playing God is a dangerous game; that with power comes responsibility.
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Review:
"Shelley’s speechifying, lonely, Miltonic monster remains one of the greatest characters in all of literature... The book may also be the greatest meditation on birth I have ever read." (Siri Hustvedt The Week)
"A haunting, melancholy work of gothic beauty"
"The most famous of all horror stories still packs a punch"
"A masterpiece"
"Frankenstein launched an entire genre of dystopian fiction, and a legacy of horror at the consequences of unbridled experimentation"
"Shelley’s speechifying, lonely, Miltonic monster remains one of the greatest characters in all of literature... The book may also be the greatest meditation on birth I have ever read."
Book Description:
A beautiful hardback edition of Mary Shelley's Gothic horror classic, Frankenstein, to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the book's publication
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- PublisherHyde Park Editions
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1908533145
- ISBN 13 9781908533142
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
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