Frankenstein
Author: Shelley, Mary
ISBN: 9780141393391
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 2013
Pages: 352
Dimensions: 203mm x 135mm x 32mm
Format: Hardback
Description:
A stunning new clothbound edition of Mary Shelley's infamous work of horror fiction
Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life by electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear. This chilling gothic tale, begun when Mary Shelley was just nineteen years old, would become the world's most famous work of horror fiction, and remains a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity.
ISBN: 9780141393391
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 2013
Pages: 352
Dimensions: 203mm x 135mm x 32mm
Format: Hardback
Description:
A stunning new clothbound edition of Mary Shelley's infamous work of horror fiction
Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life by electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear. This chilling gothic tale, begun when Mary Shelley was just nineteen years old, would become the world's most famous work of horror fiction, and remains a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity.
