Description
Tells the tragic story of ambition, creation, and the consequences of playing God in a cautionary tale.
One of the best-known works of English literature, Frankenstein gave rise to the science-fiction and horror genres and has enthralled generations of readers since its publication in 1818.
The book follows the story of Victor Frankenstein and his monster: the result of his desire to create life. But his botched experiment is so grotesque that the doctor immediately regrets what he has done and abandons the monster, leaving him to fend for himself. The creature finds and confronts his maker pleading for a companion – his human right to happiness. Fearing what this may lead to, Victor refuses, causing the monster to vow to ruin any happiness in Victor’s life.
A tragedy and a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of ambition and creation, Mary Shelley’s masterpiece is more relevant now than ever.
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Contributors: Mary Shelley,Jenni Fagan (Introduction by)
Published: 03/02/2025
Publisher: Polygon
ISBN: 9781846976957
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 0.79″ H x 7.72″ L x 5.04″ W
About the Author
Shelley, Mary: – “Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English writer, best known for her novel “Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus”.”Fagan, Jenni: – Jenni Fagan is an award-winning author, poet, screenwriter, essayist and a playwright, and was writer in residence at the University ofEdinburgh. In 2013 Jenni was the only Scottish writer to be on Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists list. She is the author of The Panopticon(2012), The Sunlight Pilgrims (2015) and her first poetry collection The Dead Queen of Bohemia was published by Polygon in 2016.
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