Frankenstein or Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley. Introduced by Miranda Seymour. 10 B&W illustrations by Harry Brockway. Bound in dark grey cloth blocked with a wrap-around black and silver design. Maroon endpapers. Black slipcase. 221pp. 23.5x15.4cm.
The world’s most famous monster comes to life in this 1818 novel, a compelling narrative that combines Gothic romance and science fiction to tell of an ambitious young doctor’s attempts to breathe life into an artificial man. Despite the doctor’s best intentions, the experiment goes horribly wrong in a timeless tale about the hazards of playing creator.
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