About the book
Mary Shelley’s haunting adventure about ambition and modernity run amok—now in a stunning clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life by electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear.
This chilling gothic tale, begun when Mary Shelley was just nineteen years old, would become the world’s most famous work of horror fiction, and remains a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. This edition also includes ‘A Fragment’ by Lord Byron and ‘The Vampyre: A Tale’ by John Polidori, as well as an introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle.
Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing 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.
Editions of Frankenstein
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780141393391
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143105039
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780141439471
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140432374
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140433623
- EBook
- ISBN 9781440641312
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101193624
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101929216
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781429587228
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780143058137
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Mary Shelley’s haunting adventure about ambition and modernity run amok—now in a stunning clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life by electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear.
This chilling gothic tale, begun when Mary Shelley was just nineteen years old, would become the world’s most famous work of horror fiction, and remains a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. This edition also includes ‘A Fragment’ by Lord Byron and ‘The Vampyre: A Tale’ by John Polidori, as well as an introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle.
Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Frankenstein about?
Mary Shelley’s haunting adventure about ambition and modernity run amok—now in a stunning clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life by electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear.
This chilling gothic tale, begun when Mary Shelley was just nineteen years old, would become the world’s most famous work of horror fiction, and remains a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. This edition also includes ‘A Fragment’ by Lord Byron and ‘The Vampyre: A Tale’ by John Polidori, as well as an introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle.
Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing 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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Frankenstein?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Frankenstein?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780141393391
Is Frankenstein part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Penguin Clothbound Classics
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley, Maurice Hindle
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Frankenstein is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780141393391) and paperback(ISBN 9780143105039) and paperback(ISBN 9780141439471) and paperback(ISBN 9780140432374) and paperback(ISBN 9780140433623) and ebook(ISBN 9781440641312) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101193624) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101929216) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781429587228) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780143058137)
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