Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
(Author)
Description
'I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life and stir with an uneasy, half-vital motion.' A summer evening's ghost stories, lonely insomnia in a moonlit Alpine's room, and a runaway imagination -- fired by philosophical discussions with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley about science, galvanism, and the origins of life -- conspired to produce for Mary Shelley this haunting night specter. By morning, it had become the germ of her Romantic masterpiece, "Frankenstein." Written in 1816 when she was only 19, Mary Shelley's novel of 'The Modern Prometheus' chillingly dramatized the dangerous potential of life begotten upon a laboratory table. A frightening creation myth for our own time, "Frankenstein" remains one of the greatest horror stories ever written and is an undisputed classic of its kind.
Product Details
Price
$18.40
$17.11
Publisher
Perfection Learning
Publish Date
October 21, 1994
Pages
166
Dimensions
5.2 X 8.0 X 0.7 inches | 0.45 pounds
Language
English
Type
Prebound
EAN/UPC
9781606868744
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) was an English writer, best known for her Gothic novel 'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus' (1818). The book is considered her masterpiece and an early example of science fiction. She also edited the work of her husband, the poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. A significant figure in the Romantic movement in her own right, her work is often praised for its political and feminist themes.