Frankenstein
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, published by Penguin UK on January 26, 2006, is a classic Gothic tale that explores the consequences of human ambition and creativity. Written when Shelley was just eighteen, the narrative follows Victor Frankenstein, who becomes obsessed with the idea of creating life. His quest leads him to graveyards, where he gathers materials to construct a new being, but the resulting creature turns against him, highlighting the darker aspects of scientific exploration.
This edition, consisting of 288 pages, is based on the third edition of 1831 and includes all of Mary Shelley’s revisions to her original story. Readers will find a profound examination of themes such as genetic engineering and horror, along with additional works like ‘A Fragment’ by Lord Byron and Dr. John Polidori’s ‘The Vampyre: A Tale.’ Edited by Maurice Hindle, this volume provides insights into the narrative’s enduring impact on literature and culture.
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One of the BBC’s ‘100 Novels That Shaped Our World’
‘That rare story to pass from literature into myth’ The New York Times
Mary Shelley’s chilling Gothic tale was conceived when she was only eighteen, living with her lover Percy Shelley on Lake Geneva. The story of Victor Frankenstein who, obsessed with creating life itself, plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, but whose botched creature sets out to destroy his maker, would become the world’s most famous work of horror fiction, and remains a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Based on the third edition of 1831, this volume contains all Mary Shelley’s revisions to her story, and also includes ‘A Fragment’ by Lord Byron and Dr John Polidori’s ‘The Vampyre: A Tale’.
Edited with an Introduction and notes by MAURICE HINDLE
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