A brilliant young doctor discovers the secret of animating life and creates a monster out of dead body parts, without thinking what place such a creature might have in society. Lonely, unloved, utterly miserable, the creature turns on his creator and wreaks a vengeance at once gruesome and all too u
Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus
✍ Scribed by Mary Shelley
- Publisher
- Dover Publications;New American Library
- Year
- 2012;2000,
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 175 KB
- Edition
- Special Value
- Category
- Fiction
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✦ Synopsis
Obsessed with creating life in a laboratory, a medical student haunts graveyards and dissecting rooms in search of the materials for his experiments. But when he achieves success, he rejects his ghastly creation. The creature--longing for love but shunned by all--turns evil and exacts revenge.
Two centuries after its initial publication, Frankenstein endures as a synonym for "monster." The first modern horror novel as well as the first science-fiction novel, Mary Shelley's Gothic romance has intrigued generations of readers. A definitive survey, this Dover Thrift Study Edition offers the novel's complete and unabridged text, plus a comprehensive study guide. Created to help readers gain a thorough understanding of Frankenstein 's content and context, the guide includes: • Chapter-by-chapter summaries
• Explanations and discussions of the plot
• Question-and-answer sections
• Shelley biography
• List of characters...
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