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Frankenstein: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Paperback - 2007

by Mary Shelley; Introduction by Elizabeth Kostova; Notes by Maurice Hindle

In this deluxe edition, with cover art by "Ghost World" creator Daniel Clowes and an Introduction by bestselling author Elizabeth Kostova ("The Historian"), Mary Shelleys timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch.


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A deluxe edition of Mary Shelley's haunting adventure about ambition and modernity run amok

Now a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with an introduction by Elizabeth Kostova and cover art by Ghost World creator Daniel Clowes, Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror.

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A deluxe edition of Mary Shelley's haunting adventure about ambition and modernity run amok. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Now a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with an introduction by Elizabeth Kostova and cover art by Ghost World creator Daniel Clowes, Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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  • Title Frankenstein: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
  • Author Mary Shelley; Introduction by Elizabeth Kostova; Notes by Maurice Hindle
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Rep Dlx
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group, New York
  • Date 2007-10-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780143105039 / 0143105035
  • Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.18 x 5.92 x 0.89 in (20.78 x 15.04 x 2.26 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Reading level 1170
  • Library of Congress subjects Horror fiction, Scientists
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008541095
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Maurice Hindle edited Frankenstein and Dracula for Penguin Classics and teaches at the Open University.
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