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

219 pages

Average rating: 7.61

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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.
Josie the book goblin
Aug 22, 2025
6/10 stars
So I really wanted to love Frankenstein. It was a long and hard read but I appreciate the beauty of the way Shelley portrayed that there is both good and evil in human nature and it's not always so simple to define that in a person. Inside everyone we are filled with both of these qualities. I like that the book gives you examples about good versus evil within the characters and the choices they make. There is a lot to take away from this book, Just like Frankenstein, there is plenty to take a part and put back together.

I read a review that explains him and this book just as beautifully as Shelly did "He is beyond good and evil because the peculiar conditions of his short life makes him behave in very wicked ways, yet he also shows a humane side, but that side of him is soon censored and he ends doing much more evil than good, he may have had the potential to redeem himself, but he never gets to, he is so misguided by his circumstances (being made ugly in a culture where ugly equals evil) that his behaviour is despicable, but one can feel sorry for him, he may qualify as an antivillain, or tragic hero, without the heroism. He is a tragic character and does have moral agency, but he fails to act to fully qualify as evil or good."
Ly
Jul 22, 2025
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Matt mcfarlane
Jul 18, 2025
7/10 stars
A classic. Slow to start but worth it
Pferdina
Jul 05, 2025
8/10 stars
Read long ago and re-read for book club. I had forgotten the surrounding story of the ship captain on a quest for the theorized ice-free north pole sea. I had forgotten that Victor was such a whiner! He acts as if there is nothing he can do, he is completely at the mercy of his unfortunate destiny. He doesn't try to hunt down his creature or set a trap for it. Meanwhile, the creature just wants connection and is horribly rejected by everyone he meets, even his creator (what a jerk).

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