Frankenstein

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RH Value Publishing: Frankenstein (Hardcover, 1985, Random House Value Publishing)

Hardcover

English language

Published March 16, 1985 by Random House Value Publishing.

ISBN:
978-0-517-60237-9
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The idea for the story came to the author, Mary Shelley, in a dream she had about a scientist who had created life and was horrified by what he had made. This Gothic-style romance is among the first of true science fiction novels, if not the first. A young scientist named Victor Frankenstein, after going through his own near-death experience, decides to play God and create life in the form of a grotesque creature, which turns into a nightmare. Through his experience, he learns that the gift of life is precious, not disposable. His journey and personal transformation has deeply affected readers. This edition contains the text of the revised 1831 version of Frankenstein.

This beautiful book comes with luxurious endpapers, a beautiful and stylish heat-burnished cover, and is a convenient 5 x 7 trim size for easy handling. This widely popular classic tells a tale of devastating consequences for …

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