My Name Was Never Frankenstein

And Other Classic Adventure Tales Remixed

Bryan Furuness

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN:
  9780253036346
• eBook ISBN:
  9780253036360
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Classics
• Index: Literature

You know the names and the stories, but you've never seen them like this before!

My Name Was Never Frankenstein: And Other Classic Adventure Tales Reanimated brings your favorite characters back to life in new and exciting escapades. In this inventive collection, a stellar cast of writers uses classic adventure tales as a launch pad for an eclectic mix of prequels, alternate universes, spin-offs, and total reboots. Imagine Ahab is shipwrecked on an island of cannibals, or Mr. Hyde tells his side of the story, or the scarecrow from Oz struggles with the mystery of his existence. By turns wry and haunting, My Name Was Never Frankenstein upends old territory and classic characters to reclaim them for a new generation.

Table of contents

• Cover
• MY NAME WAS NEVER FRANKENSTEIN
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• CONTENTS
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• 1 THE RETURN OF THE APE MAN
• 2 JOHN THORNTON SPEAKS
• 3 ISLAND OF THE KINGSBRIDE
• 4 WHAT THE FIRE GOD SAID TO THE BEASTS
• 5 HUCK AND HOMINY: A LEGEND
• 6 THE PLANNING MEETING FOR BRINGING COLLEGE CLASSES TO THE LOCAL PRISON TAKES A WEIRD TURN
• 7 LISTEN TO ME
• 8 DEAR NOBODY
• 9 THERE ONCE WAS A MAN
• 10 THE LEGENDS OF ŻORRO
• 11 THE WONDERWORLD
• 12 MY NAME WAS NEVER FRANKENSTEIN
• 13 A TRUE HISTORY OF THE NOTORIOUS MR. EDWARD HYDE
• 14 AFTERWARDS