Frankenstein: : Or, The Modern Prometheus
by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
- Used
- Condition
- Book VG+: spine slightly sunned, mild shelf wear, else clean, tight, square, unmarked. slipcover VG: mild age/shelf wear./no DJ
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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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
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1908
- Title
- Frankenstein
- Author
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
- Illustrator
- Everett Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book VG+: spine slightly sunned, mild shelf wear, else clean, tight, square, unmarked. slipcover VG: mild age/shelf wear.
- Jacket Condition
- no DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- Avon, CT
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- frankenstein, science fiction, horror, fiction, literature, classics, Heritage Press
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....