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Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

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English
CANTERBURY CLASSICS
23 September 2013
The idea for the story came to the author, Mary Shelley, in a dream she had about a scientist who had created life and was horrified by what he had made. This Gothic-style romance is among the first of true science fiction novels, if not the first. A young scientist named Victor Frankenstein, after going through his own near-death experience, decides to play God and create life in the form of a grotesque creature, which turns into a nightmare. Through his experience, he learns that the gift of life is precious, not disposable. His journey and personal transformation has deeply affected readers. This beautiful book comes with luxurious endpapers, a beautiful and stylish heat-burnished cover, and is a convenient trim size for easy handling. This widely popular classic tells a tale of devastating consequences for those pursuing power and glory. Frankenstein is a must-read for any lover of classic literature and science fiction.

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Imprint:   CANTERBURY CLASSICS
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 133mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   293g
ISBN:   9781607109457
ISBN 10:   160710945X
Series:   Word Cloud Classics
Pages:   284
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mary Shelley was an English 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.<br>

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