Frankenstein
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, published by Random House Publishing Group on May 1, 1984, is a classic work of fiction that explores themes of creation and the consequences of scientific ambition. This 33rd printing edition spans 256 pages and is presented in English. The novel originated from a summer evening’s ghost stories and philosophical discussions, leading to a narrative that intertwines horror and science fiction.
Readers will find a compelling exploration of the relationship between creator and creation, as well as the moral implications of scientific exploration. The story follows the pale student of unhallowed arts who brings a lifeless being to life, only to confront the terrifying consequences of his actions. As a significant work within the horror genre, Frankenstein continues to resonate with contemporary discussions about the ethics of innovation and the nature of humanity.
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Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
“I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life and stir with an uneasy, half-vital motion.”
A summer evening’s ghost stories, lonely insomnia in a moonlit Alpine room, and a runaway imagination—fired by philosophical discussions with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelly about science, galvanism, and the origins of life—conspired to produce for Mary Shelley this haunting night specter. By morning it had become the germ of her Romantic masterpiece, Frankenstein.
Written in 1816, when she was only nineteen, Mary Shelley’s novel of “The Modern Prometheus” chillingly dramatized the dangerous potential of life begotten upon a laboratory table. A frightening creation myth for our own time, Frankenstein remains one of the greatest horror stories ever written and is an undisputed classic of its kind.
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