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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Penguin Classics)
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Mary Shelley's classic novel, presented in its original 1818 text, with an introduction from National Book Critics Circle award-winner Charlotte Gordon Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read The original 1818 text of Frankenstein preserves the hard-hitting and politically-charged aspects of Shelley's original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. This edition also emphasizes Shelley's relationship with her mother--trailblazing feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, who penned A Vindication of the Rights of Woman--and demonstrates her commitment to carrying forward her mother's ideals, placing her in the context of a feminist legacy rather than the sole female in the company of male poets, including Percy Shelley and Lord Byron. This edition includes a new introduction and suggestions for further reading by National Book Critics Circle award-winner and Shelley expert Charlotte Gordon, literary excerpts and reviews selected by Gordon, and a chronology and essay by preeminent Shelley scholar Charles E. Robinson. Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Show more
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It just wasn't my favorite classic. There are some good sentences, and I did feel for the loneliness and heartbreak of the monster, but he really overreacted, so it was hard to feel for him too much. And the whole thing about learning language was really offputting. Fun to learn, after all these years that Frankenstein was the creator, not the monster.
Shelley’s greatness cannot be surpassed in my opinion, especially when you take into account the controversial context it was written in. One can only imagine the stark horror of a Victorian misogynist.
The tale itself is a masterpiece of balanced prose, that builds up along philosophical and theological means, and explores what it is to be human at its very core. Some passages are still grotesquely morbid even to modern readers. A must read for...read more
LOVE LOVE LOVE. Great and emotional plot, Victor wanted to be the victim so bad though. Can't believe shelley wrote this at 18 years old...
What a lovely surprise to see how fleshed out Frankenstein's Monster is in the book versus the movie. It's refreshing in a way that makes his demise even more heartbreaking.
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