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Committed to the deadly pursuit of the monster he created, Victor Frankenstein tells his chilling story. It all began with a desire to help mankind, but where will it end? Frankenstein leads us through vast mountainous landscapes and over frozen seas. Can he stop the fiend’s murderous course? Is he prepared to do what the monster demands? The reader will be shocked and surprised. Is the monster as evil as he seems? Is Victor Frankenstein responsible for the tortures he himself endures? What can Frankenstein’s terrible tale teach us today?
A powerful masterpiece from the gothic pen of Mary Shelley. Victor Frankenstein is a man of science obsessed with the idea of creating life. So much so, that he creates a giant, human-like being out of a patchwork of corpses. However on achieving his miracle, Frankenstein finds himself horrified at his repulsive creation. His decision to abandon the monster leads to devastating consequences as, rejected and alone, it becomes determined to wreak its vengeance. Enraged not only at Frankenstein’s betrayal, but also his refusal to give him a bride, the monster hunts down those Frankenstein holds dear, leaving his creator with no choice but to try desperately to destroy the horror he brought forth. FLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and fantasy to science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic. Each book features a brand new biography and glossary of Literary, Gothic and Victorian terms.
This book is written in font size 16. It is also available in extra large print (bold, font size 24). Victor Frankenstein learns how to impart life into organic matter, but his dream of creating something beautiful does not go as expected ... For more on our growing collection of books, and for more about bulk discounts for schools, visit: firestonebooks.com
”Jag vann hans hemlighet, därefter var vi båda förlorade för alltid.” Några dagar efter Matildas födelse dör hennes mor. Förkrossad lämnar då hennes far England på obestämd tid. Matilda växer upp under överinseende av sin faster på ett gods i Skottland. Alltmer isolerad flyr Matilda in i en fantasivärld där romankaraktärer får liv, där hennes far allt tydligare utkristalliserar sig som det som både ska rädda henne och göra henne lycklig. Efter sexton års bortovaro kommer Matildas far tillbaka, men det som från början verkar vara inledningen på ett långt och lyckligt liv tillsammans, vänds snart till dess motsats. Matilda, Mary Shelleys andra roman efter Frankenstein, är den mörka berättelsen om en fars förbjudna känslor för sin dotter. Det är den skakande historien om en ung kvinnas allt mer desperata sökande efter mening, kärlek och försoning. Romanen ansågs så upprörande av sin samtid att det skulle dröja mer än ett sekel efter Mary Shelleys död innan den publicerades för första gången. Det här är första gången Matilda ges ut i svensk översättning.
It was a dark and stormy night. Lord Byron, Mary Godwin (who would soon become Mary Shelley), Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John William Polidori were sheltering inside a Swiss castle reading ghost stories to one another to pass the time. Noting that everyone present had literary aspirations Byron challenge the assembly to each write a ghost story. This night was perhaps the most important literary night in history as both science fiction and vampire literature were birthed. Collected here for the first time are the four works produces as a result of that contest "Fragment Of A Ghost Story" by Percy Bysshe Shelley, "The Vampyre" by John William Polidori, "Fragment of a Novel" By Lord Byron, and of course, Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley. With a Foreword by Julian T. Reid and Berl A. Boykin.
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A futuristic story of tragic love and of the gradual extermination of the human race by plague, The Last Man is Mary Shelley's most important novel after Frankenstein. With intriguing portraits of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron, the novel offers a vision of the future that expresses a reaction against Romanticism, and demonstrates the failure of the imagination and of art to redeem the doomed characters.
Famously written on a dare by the author's famous friend, poet Lord Byron, this bloodcurdling Gothic horror novel is one of the most haunting stories of all time. It recounts the tragic events in the life of young doctor Frankenstein and the dreadful consequences of his attempt at creating artificial life. More than 100 years after its publication, it remains a brilliant and essential reflection on scientific ethics, as well a literary masterpiece.
Mary Shelley's seminal novel of the scientist whose creation becomes a monsterThis edition is 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 includes a new introduction and suggestions for further reading by author and Shelley expert Charlotte Gordon, literary excerpts and reviews selected by Gordon and a chronology and essay by preeminent Shelley scholar Charles E. Robinson.
Welcome to The Frankenstein Project by SuperMonsterCity This edition is the original 1818 text written by Mary Shelley and includes 17 newly created images from artists in 8 countries and from all across the United States. These seventeen artists capture the spirit of key moments within the Shelley novel. Each artist featured in this book will receive a portion of the proceeds. With The Frankenstein Project we are pleased to pay homage to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and the enduring legacy of her classic novel. Shelley's "Creature" has provided so much inspiration and consolation to so many, for 200 years. This is the least we at SuperMonsterCity could do to honor her. Artworks were created in a variety of media, from oil, tempura and watercolor paints, to pen and ink, pencil and charcoal drawings; from digital submissions to sculptures, 3D printed objects, and shadow boxes. The range of interpretations and the contexts is impressive, reflecting the deep and powerful impact of Mary Shelley's influence across the centuries. We hope you enjoy this edition and will continue to support the artists and jurors that made this project possible.
Mary Shelley (1797-1851) published Frankenstein in 1818. Victor Frankenstein is a young scientist who creates a grotesque but sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement, Frankenstein is, at the same time, an early example of science fiction.
THE accounts of the Life of Castruccio known in England, are generally taken from Macchiavelli's romance concerning this chief. The reader may find a detail of his real adventures in Sismondi's delightful publication, Histoire des Republiques Italiennes de L'Age Moyen. In addition to this work, I have consulted Tegrino's Life of Castruccio, and Giovanni Villani's Florentine Annals. The following is a translation from the article respecting him in Moreri. "Castruccio Castracani, one of the most celebrated captains of his time, lived in the fourteenth century. He was of the family of the Antelminelli of Lucca; and, having at a very early age borne arms in favour of the Ghibelines, he was exiled by the Guelphs. He served not long after in the armies of Philip king of France, who made war on the Flemings. In the sequel he repassed the Alps; and, having joined Uguccione Faggiuola, chief of the Ghibelines of Tuscany, he reduced Lucca, Pistoia, and several other towns. He became the ally of the emperor Louis of Bavaria, against pope John XXII, Robert king of Naples, and the Florentines. Louis of Bavaria gave him the investiture of Lucca under the denomination of Duke, together with the title of Senator of Rome.
WHY THIS EDITION IS SPECIAL? Inside you can find a J. A. Hammerton work about Mary Shelley's life and her process of writing Frankenstein. J. A. Hammerton was "the most successful creator of large-scale works of reference that Britain has known" Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature's hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Frankenstein.
The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: A Romance is an 1830 historical novel by Mary Shelley about the life of Perkin Warbeck. The book takes a Yorkist point of view and proceeds from the conceit that Perkin Warbeck died in childhood and the supposed impostor was indeed Richard of Shrewsbury. Henry VII of England is repeatedly described as a "fiend" who hates Elizabeth of York, his wife and Richard's sister, and the future Henry VIII, mentioned only twice in the novel, is a vile youth who abuses dogs. Her preface establishes that records of the Tower of London, as well as the histories of Edward Hall, Raphael Holinshed, and Francis Bacon, the letters of Sir John Ramsay to Henry VII that are printed in the Appendix to John Pinkerton's History of Scotland establish this as fact. Each chapter opens with a quotation.
