Frankenstein (Xist Classics) info
A scientific thriller filled with philosphical questions
Mary Shelly wrote Frakenstein in 1918 as gothic novel that explored the dangers of science. Scientist Victor Frankenstien assembles a body of stolen body parts and brings it to life, only to discover horiffic consequences. This terrifying story has been retold for audiences of all ages and the source text is a classic that shouldn't be missed.Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley's