Mary Shelley set out to write a story that would ‘curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart,’ and two centuries on, Frankenstein still thrills and engrosses readers as the classic of gothic horror fiction. Part science fiction, part mystery, part thriller, it follows Victor Frankenstein as his mad dream of creating his own being drives him to experiment with alchemy and science, stitching a monster together from dead remains. Once the creature awakens as a living, breathing, articulate entity, it turns against its maker and the story darkens into tragedy. Readers are quickly carried along by the force of Shelley’s elegant prose, its grotesque and surreal imagery, and the many layers of theme running through it. First published in 1818, this masterpiece still holds a powerful grip on the imagination and has inspired countless horror films, television programmes and stage adaptations.
ISBN 13: 9781853260230
Author: Mary Shelley
