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Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

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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
PublisherUniversity of California Press
BindingHardcover (277 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages272
ISBN-100520052811
ISBN-13978-0520052819
Publication Date10/1984
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About Joyce Carol Oates (Afterword) : Joyce Carol Oates is a published author and a narrator of children's books, young adult books, and adult books. Some of the published credits of Joyce Carol Oates include Big Mouth & Ugly Girl, Big Mo... more
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About Joyce Carol Oates (Afterword) (Author) : Joyce Carol Oates (Afterword) is a published author. Published credits of Joyce Carol Oates (Afterword) include Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. (The Pennyroyal Edition as designed and illustr... more
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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 Barry Moser (Designer & Illustrator) (Illustrator) : Barry Moser (Designer & Illustrator) is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Published credits of Barry Moser (Designer & Illustrator) include Frankenstein; or, The Modern Promet... more
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