Mary Shelley was only eighteen when she began to write Frankenstein. She eloped to the continent in July 1814 with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. In 1816, now married, they spent the summer with Lord Byron near Geneva, during which time she began to write her novel which came about as the three-some amused themselves by reading and writing ghost stories. Her story of Frankenstein, a student of natural philosophy, who tries to impart life to a creature constructed from collected bones, is not a study of the macabre as such, but rather a study of how man uses his power through science to manipulate and pervert his own destiny.
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Editions
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Dark Horse Books (2008)
Presents the classic text of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, with more than forty-five, full-page, pen and ink illustrations by Bernie Wrightson, co-creator of the comic book character Swamp Thing.
Schools: 3
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Signet Classic (1983)
Victor Frankenstein discovers the secret of generating life from lifeless matter and creates a monster who, scorned for being ugly, swears revenge on his creator and the human race.
Schools: 2
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
New American Library (2000)
Schools: 4
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Oxford University Press (1980)
Schools: 0
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Puffin (1989)
Obsessed university student Victor Frankenstein creates a being by reanimating the dead, but when it opens its eyes, he flees, leaving behind a creature that craves acceptance but is reviled instead. The monster, vowing revenge, pursues Victor to the ends of the earth.
Schools: 3
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Modern Library (1993)
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies is scorned for being ugly and swears revenge on his creator and the human race.
Schools: 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Silver Burdett Co. (1982)
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator. Includes study guide.
Schools: 0
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Modern Library (1984)
Schools: 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Modern Library (1999)
Schools: 2
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Distributed by Random Books Value Pub. (1994)
Schools: 0
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Courage Books (1990)
Schools: 0
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Vintage Books (2007)
Victor Frankenstein discovers the secret of creating life and fashions an eight-foot monster, only to bring danger and destruction to the lives of those he loves after the creature is rejected by society.
Schools: 2
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Bobbs-Merrill (1974)
Schools: 0
Shelley, Mary
Penguin USA Paper (1992)
Victor Frankenstein, a scientist, tries to create a living being for the good of humanity but instead produces a monster. This edition includes an introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle.
Schools: 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Distributed in USA by Sterling Pub. Co. (1986)
Schools: 0
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Puffin Books (2011)
Presents the story of Dr. Frankenstein and his obsessive experiment that leads to the creation of a monstrous and deadly creature.
Schools: 2
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
Schools: 2
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
E. P. Dutton & co. (1933)
Schools: 0
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Shelley was only eighteen when she began to write Frankenstein. She eloped to the continent in July 1814 with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. In 1816, now married, they spent the summer with Lord Byron near Geneva, during which time she began to write her novel which came about as the three-some amused themselves by reading and writing ghost stories. Her story of Frankenstein, a student of natural philosophy, who tries to impart life to a creature constructed from collected bones, is not a study of the macabre as such, but rather a study of how man uses his power through science to manipulate and pervert his own destiny.
Schools: 0
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
New American Library (1965)
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
Schools: 0
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Penguin Books (2013)
Victor Frankenstein discovers the secret of creating life and fashions an eight-foot monster, only to bring danger and destruction to the lives of those he loves after the creature is rejected by society.
Schools: 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
E. P. Dutton & co (1933)
Schools: 0
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
First Avenue Editions, a division of Lerner Pub. Group (2014)
Victor Frankenstein discovers the secret of creating life and fashions an eight-foot monster, only to bring danger and destruction to the lives of those he loves.
Schools: 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Victor Frankenstein discovers the secret of creating life and fashions an eight-foot monster, only to bring danger and destruction to the lives of those he loves after the creature is rejected by society.
Schools: 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
Schools: 0
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Presents Mary Shelley's classic novel "Frankenstein, " and contains a concise introduction, chronology of Shelley's life, an outline of key themes and plots, explanatory notes, and critical analysis.
Schools: 0
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
Schools: 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies is scorned for being ugly and swears revenge on his creator and the human race.
Schools: 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Vintage (2019)
Victor Frankenstein discovers the secret of creating life and fashions an eight-foot monster, only to bring danger and destruction to the lives of those he loves after the creature is rejected by society.
Schools: 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Mackin Educational Resources (2012)
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
Schools: 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Signet Classics (2021)
Victor Frankenstein discovers the secret of creating life and fashions an eight-foot monster, only to bring danger and destruction to the lives of those he loves.
Schools: 1