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Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus

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Based on 154,055 Ratings and 3,990 Reviews

Book Description
Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelg�nger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the rev... More
Book Information
PublisherModern Library
BindingPaperback (277 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages352
ISBN-100375753419
ISBN-13978-0375753411
Publication Date01/26/1999
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About Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Author) : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was a published adapter, author, creator, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley... more
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About Wendy Steiner (Introduction) : Wendy Steiner is a published author. Some of the published credits of Wendy Steiner include Practice Without Principle.(literary critics) : An article from: American Scholar, Frankenstein or, The Mode... more
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