| Record Number |
789453 |
| ISBN |
9780143131847 (paperback) |
| 0143131842 (paperback) |
| Author |
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 author. |
| Title |
Frankenstein : the 1818 text / Mary Shelley ; introduction and suggestions for further reading by Charlotte Gordon ; how to read Frankenstein and chronology by Charles E. Robinson. |
| Publisher/Date |
New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2018. |
| Pagination etc. |
xxv, 257 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
| Contents note |
Novel, literary excerpts, and reviews. |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents note |
Introduction ; Suggestions for further reading / by Charlotte Gordon -- Frankenstein : the 1818 text -- How to read Frankenstein ; Chronology ; Suggested further reading / by Charles E. Robinson -- Introduction to Frankenstein, third edition (1831) / by Mary Shelley -- The creation of Eve--Genesis 2:18-25, King James Bible -- "Prometheus" / by Lord Byron -- Mary Shelley's Letter I, Hôtel de Sécheron, Geneva, May 17, 1816 -- Excerpts from A vindication of the rights of woman / by Mary Wollstonecraft -- Mary Shelley's diary entry, March 19, 1815. |
| Summary Note |
For the bicentennial of its first publication, Mary Shelley's original 1818 text, introduced by National Book Critics Circle award-winner Charlotte Gordon. 2018 marks the bicentennial of Mary Shelley's seminal novel. For the first time, Penguin Classics will publish the original 1818 text, which 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents 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. |
| Subject - Name |
Frankenstein, Victor,(Fictitious character)Fiction |
| Frankenstein's Monster,(Fictitious character)Fiction |
| Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, -- 1797-1851. -- Frankenstein |
| Subject |
Scientists -- Fiction |
| Monsters -- Fiction |
| Horror fiction. |
| Science fiction. |
| Added Author |
Gordon, Charlotte writer of introduction,
writer of supplementary textual content. |
| Robinson, Charles E. writer of supplementary textual content. |
| Shelf Location |
F SHEL |
