| Frankenstein;or, The Modern Prometheus Contributor(s): Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (Author) |
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ISBN: 1409719820 ISBN-13: 9781409719823 Publisher: Read & Co. Classics OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Gothic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1000 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.65 lbs) 308 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 533 Reading Level: 12.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 17.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This antiquarian book contains Mary Shelley's 1818 gothic masterpiece, "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus". Frankenstein is a novel about a young scientist called Victor Frankenstein who creates a monstrous but conscious creature in a secret scientific experiment. The result of a competition to see who out of Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, and Lord Byron could write the best horror story, Shelley's famous tale is a must have for fans of horror fiction. It would make for a great addition to any bookshelf. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797 - 1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and biographer. This book comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author. |