Frankenstein
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, published by Modern Classics Publishing on October 31, 2020, is a 266-page adaptation that seeks to make the original text more accessible to contemporary readers. This edition retains much of Shelley’s original language while transforming the narrative into a more engaging experience. It addresses the challenges many modern readers face with the original work, aiming to present the story as a thrilling exploration of the consequences of unchecked scientific ambition.
Readers will find a journey that traverses the Arctic, continental Europe, and the United Kingdom, reflecting on themes relevant both in Shelley’s time and today. This adaptation is designed for high school and college students, as well as anyone who has struggled with the original text. By focusing on the gripping elements of the narrative, this edition invites readers to engage with one of the most significant works in English literature, highlighting the enduring relevance of Shelley’s insights into science and morality.
Official synopsis Publisher
Because it’s that good, Frankenstein continues to be read-and assigned-at a prodigious rate. But the simple truth is that for many modern readers, for many reasons, the original is excruciatingly difficult to get through-when it is possible to get through at all. This adaptation, which makes use of as much of Mary Shelley’s original language as possible, takes a frustrating, agonizing reading experience and turns it into the page-turning thriller that Shelley clearly intended. Whether the person reading it is in high school or college, or merely always wanted to read the novel but tried without success somewhere along the way and gave up, this is an adaptation that successfully makes one of the most important books ever written in English into one that is also accessible. Not only that, it turns it into the thought-provoking, gripping, and spine-tingling experience that the extraordinary genius that Shelley was produced at the age of 20, against all odds. The book offers a trip through the Arctic, continental Europe, the United Kingdom, and back again, at a time when the author’s thoughts on the hazards of science without conscience are as apropos as they were 200 years ago when she set them down.
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