Frankenstein (Illustrated) (Top Five Classics Book 23)

Frankenstein (Illustrated) (Top Five Classics Book 23)

This Top Five Classics illustrated edition of Mary Shelleyâ€™s FRANKENSTEIN includes:

â€¢ More than 60 woodcut illustrations by Lynd Ward from the 1934 edition
â€¢ The unabridged 1831 text of the popular revised edition by Mary Shelley, as well as her complete, original 1818 text as an addendum
â€¢ A helpful introduction and author bio

FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley is the foundational text of both the horror and science fiction genres, a classic that has been read, discussed, and adapted in every medium for going on 200 years. Dreamed up when the author was only 18 while on holiday in Switzerland with her lover Percy Bysshe Shelley and the poet Lord Byron, FRANKENSTEIN is the result of a challenge from Byron to each write their own â€œghost story.â€ The result was a tale that would become synonymous with horror, that would be the first novel to ask the question, Are there some things man was not meant to know?

Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant young scientist, discovers the secret to endowing inanimate flesh with life. Without thinking of the repercussions, he throws himself into realizing his ambition, only to recoil in terror at what he has created. Rejected by his creator and humanity, Frankensteinâ€™s monster is driven by the primal desire to inspire love, or if to be cast aside, to inspire fear.

Containing both the common 1831 revised edition and the authorâ€™s original 1818 text of FRANKENSTEIN, this Top Five Classics edition also features Lynd Wardâ€™s hauntingly beautiful, moody, and subtly erotic woodcut illustrations from his 1934 edition.

Cover illustration by Adam Carabet
Country USA
Manufacturer Top Five Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-10-10
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9781938938238

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Top Five Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-10-10
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9781938938238

Frankenstein (Illustrated) (Top Five Classics Book 23)

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