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Frankenstein Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

ISBN: 9781402743382 Format: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 224 Published: 6 December 2007 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 20.4 x 15.6 x 2.4 Description: Mary Shelley's groundbreaking classic begun as a ghost story for friends is a potent blend of science fiction and horror that has inspired countless movie and other adaptations. Nothing, however, equals the depth and beauty of Shelley's original, which remains as relevant as ever. In his arrogance, Dr. Victor Frankenstein dreams of discovering the very secret of life and he succeeds, bringing a new creature into existence. But should man ever play God and if he does, what does he owe his creation?

About the Author

The childhood of Mary Shelley (1797 - 1851), sounds rather like a dark fairy-tale. Her mother died giving birth to her and she was brought up by a remote father and a step-mother who hated her. Her step-sister was a depressive and later committed suicide and Mary had little in common with her step-brother or her half-brother. As a young girl, she escaped into books and would often read by the side of her mother's tomb.

In 1813 Mary met Percy Bysshe Shelley. He was only twenty-one but was already unhappily married. He was destined to be one of the geniuses of English p...

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