Frankenstein (Masterpiece Library Edition)

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus has thrilled generations of readers for over two hundred years.
- Rediscover Mary Shelley's compelling masterwork in this elegant yet affordable Masterpiece Library Edition, honoring the Peter Pauper Press founders' tradition of publishing beautiful books.
- Deluxe, durably bound hardcover keepsake volume.
- Embossed cover with iridescent highlighting.
- Gold foil-stamped spine.
- Reinforced cloth quarter-binding for durability
- Premium acid-free archival-quality paper for longevity.
- Cream-color pages with font, type size, and line spacing chosen for a comfortable, luxurious reading experience, even under imperfect lighting.
- Comes with a matching satin ribbon bookmark with which to keep your place.
- A must-have for every home library.
- 220 pages.

English novelist Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) wrote Frankenstein during a summer spent near Lake Geneva, Switzerland, with her betrothed, Percy Bysshe Shelley, her stepsister Claire Clairmont, poet George Gordon Byron, and Lord Byron's physician, John William Polidari. Inclement weather kept the group indoors and they challenged one another to create fantastic tales. Shelley's was the result of a haunting vision: ''I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together.''

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Published Oct 10, 2023

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wheretheheckismyjello

Nov 19, 2025

9/10 stars

If you have a God complex and/or Daddy issues, then this is the book for you!!! Mary Shelley wrote the scariest story known to mankind, which is basically what happens when a man invents something highly destructive and then regrets it, but it's way too late and it bites him -- but mostly OTHER PEOPLE -- in the ass (also see: the nuclear bomb). Really, the story of Pandora's Box was probably about a man. Great work, Mary. I've also done really destructive things to get my father's attention, so this book was very relatable.

jeabot

May 30, 2024

6/10 stars

Not the story I expected

I had no idea the tragedy that befell Frankenstein after he created his monster. Why did he marry when he had been warned? Senseless tragedy. I know it's a classic but it was not to my taste.

ariannareads01

Dec 15, 2025

7/10 stars

Good book! Not my type of genre. Read this for "Gothic to Horror" for my college class. It was well written, a little confusing. I could see how this was a good classic

Wulver

Dec 09, 2025

10/10 stars

Read the 1831version. Fantastic book that can be looked at through a myriad of social and political lenses. It got me out of a long reading slump.

Madeline M Murdock

Dec 01, 2025

10/10 stars

This book was very good. I liked the romantic aspects that went into it. I hated/liked Victor as a character. He could have avoided all of this death and destruction by being a good “parent” to the creature. I also think the creature is partly to blame because his heart was so filled up on revenge that he killed innocents and good hearted people. Overall this was a good story and I liked the mystery to it.