This harrowing tale has held readers spellbound ever since it was published almost two centuries ago.
The reader is very quickly swept along by the force of the elegant prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multi-layered themes in the novel..
Once the creature becomes a living breathing articulate entity, it turns on its maker and the novel darkens into tragedy.
Victor Frankenstein driven by the mad dream of creating his own creature, experiments with alchemy and science to build a monster stitched together from dead remains.
Written by Mary Shelley, it is a story which she intended would \'curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart.\' The tale is a superb blend of science fiction, mystery and thriller.
Frankenstein is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled and engrossed readers for two centuries.
Revised reissue.
This edition features a new Introduction by Clegg and an Afterword by preeminent literary critic Bloom.
This harrowing tale has held readers spellbound ever since it was published almost two centuries ago
