{"product_id":"frankenstein-paperback-5","title":"Frankenstein - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Shelley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Pinching\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World, \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e is the most famous novel by Mary Shelley: a dark parable of science misused. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictor Frankenstein, a brilliant but wayward scientist, builds a human from dead flesh. Horrified at what he has done, he abandons his creation. The hideous creature learns language and becomes civilized but society rejects him. Spurned, he seeks vengeance on his creator. So begins a cycle of destruction, with Frankenstein and his 'monster' pursuing each other to the extremes of nature until all vestiges of their humanity are lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1831, Mary Shelley succumbed to conservative pressures and toned down elements of the work; this edition presents the work as originally intended. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre Dame\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow in The Corner and Other Classic Ghost Stories \u003c\/i\u003eare also available in this series of gorgeous pocket-sized paperbacks from Macmillan Collector's Library which celebrates the very best Gothic and horror literature, teeming with monsters, misfits and ghosts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Wollstonecraft Godwin was born in 1797, the daughter of two leading radical writers. Her mother died just days after her birth and Mary was educated at home by her father, who encouraged her literary pursuits. She eloped with and subsequently married the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, but their life together was full of hardship. The couple were ruined by disapproving parents and Mary lost three of her four children. Although its subject matter was extremely dark, her first novel, \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e, was an instant sensation. Subsequent works such as \u003ci\u003eMathilda\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Man\u003c\/i\u003e were initially less successful but are now finally receiving the critical acclaim they deserve. Mary Shelley died in 1851, aged fifty-three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.9 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52721716134221,"sku":"9781035034840","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/6NQa8O-w4x9781035034840.webp?v=1762469521","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/frankenstein-paperback-5","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}