Frankenstein
eBook - ePub

Frankenstein

  1. 284 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Frankenstein

About this book

A timeless, terrifying tale of one man’s obsession to create life—and the monster that became his legacy.

Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of devoted science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life, and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts; but upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature’s hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Dr. Frankenstein.

Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of both the horror and science-fiction genres, not only tells a terrifying story, but also raises profound, disturbing questions about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the cosmos: What does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we have to each other? How far can we go in tampering with Nature? In our age, filled with news of organ donation, genetic engineering, and bio-terrorism, these questions are more relevant than ever.

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Information

Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780743487580
eBook ISBN
9781476788081

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Frankenstein: The Mother of Gothic Horror
  5. Chronology of Mary Shelley’s Life and Work
  6. Historical Context of ‘Frankenstein’
  7. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
  8. Preface
  9. Volume I
  10. Volume II
  11. Volume III
  12. Mary Shelley on Frankenstein
  13. Interpretive Notes
  14. Critical Excerpts
  15. Questions for Discussion
  16. Suggestions for the Interested Reader
  17. Notes
  18. Copyright