Frankenstein: The Original 1831 Classic

★ Frankenstein has horrified and fascinated readers for 300 years. ★The classic version of “Frankenstein; Or A Modern Prometheus” was published in 1818 and then edited and revised by the original author, Mary Shelley, in 1831. Mary Shelley is widely known as the mother of science fiction, rocking conventional literature of the times with her morbid creation. The enduring popularity of Victor Frankenstein’s monster has inspired innumerable horror and suspense novelists throughout the years.Fascinatingly enough, the novel was born on a whim. A friendly competition between friends, to see who could write the best ghost story. The details of Mary Shelley’s inspiration and writings are included, in her own words, in the introduction of this unabridged reprint. The poetic lilt of Old English is lyrical and enjoyable to read.Exerpt:“It was on a dreary night of November, that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open…”This book is an essential to your library of classic horror stories!Features:Original 1831 Text6 x 9 dimensionsMatte paperback

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