Frankenstein (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Mary Shelley
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used-Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0486282112
- ISBN 13
- 9780486282114
- Seller
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Temecula, California, United States
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About This Item
This book is in very good condition. There is minor rubbing to the spine. The cover is otherwise shiny and smooth. There is some underlining that does not affect the text and a single line of writing on the front inside cover. The pages remain crisp and clean with no marks or tears to the cover or pages. Despite the minor imperfections, this book is in very good condition.
Synopsis
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus is a Gothic novel written by Mary Shelley in 1818. The story revolves around Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates a monstrous creature and immediately regrets his actions, abandoning the creature to its own devices. The creature, seeking acceptance and revenge, terrorizes Victor and those he loves. Themes of ambition, ethics, humanity, and loneliness are explored through Shelley's vivid descriptions of the natural world and her characters' psychological torment. Frankenstein remains a classic of Gothic literature and a seminal work of science fiction. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin wrote the first draft of her groundbreaking novel in 1816, while on a trip to Lake Geneva with her soon-to-be husband, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and poet Lord Byron. They were stuck indoors during famously known as the Year Without a Summer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bella Terra Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio637
- Title
- Frankenstein (Dover Thrift Editions)
- Author
- Mary Shelley
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used-Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0486282112
- ISBN 13
- 9780486282114
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Place of Publication
- New York, Ny
- Date Published
- 1994-10
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Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.