Shelley Mary - Frankenstein (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A deluxe edition of Mary Shelley's haunting adventure about ambition and modernity run amok. Nominated as one of America's best - loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Now a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with an introduction by Elizabeth Kostova and cover art by Ghost World creator Daniel Clowes Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation as it destroys everything Victor loves is a powerful story of love friendship scientific hubris and horror. For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English - speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up - to - date translations by award - winning translators.
Title: Frankenstein (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Author(s): Shelley Mary
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780143105039
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 10/1/2007
Category: Classic Fiction