Frankenstein (Word Cloud Classics)

Shelley, Mary

ISBN 10: 160710945X / ISBN 13: 9781607109457

Editore: Canterbury Classics, 2013

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Codice articolo 00079168540

Riassunto:

Horror. Romance. Science. A classic tale that would be a fright to miss!

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 edition contains the text of the revised 1831 version of Frankenstein.

• This beautiful book comes with luxurious endpapers, a beautiful and stylish heat-burnished  cover, and is a convenient 5 x 7 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.

 

About the Word Cloud Classics series:

Classic works of literature with a clean, modern aesthetic! Perfect for both old and new literature fans, the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales. With a higher production value, including heat burnished covers and foil stamping, these eye-catching, easy-to-hold editions are the perfect gift for students and fans of literature everywhere.

Informazioni sull?autore: 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.

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Titolo: Frankenstein (Word Cloud Classics)
Casa editrice: Canterbury Classics
Data di pubblicazione: 2013
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good