Frankenstein, Hardcover

A collector's edition of the Mary Shelley's classic work, presented with gold foil embossing and gilded page edges. Frankenstein is considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction. Written by mother of science fiction Mary Shelley, it tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein and the catastrophic consequences of his attempts to create a perfect new being by activating a group of body parts with an electrical charge. The hideous monster that is born of Frankenstein's experiment wreaks havoc when it realises that it will never know the happiness that mere mortals can enjoy. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.

Mary Shelley was only eighteen when Lord Byron challenged a group of friends to write the best horror story. She fleshed out her original and this was accepted for publication when she was just twenty. Shelley wrote several novels after Frankenstein but none of them has stood the test of time, although in her lifetime she was taken seriously as a writer, especially of biographies. She died in 1851, some thirty years after the tragic early death of her husband Percy.

• Collection: Arcturus Ornate Classics
• Dimensions: 170 x 112
• Author: Mary Shelley
• Cover type: Hardcover
• Publishing Year: 2022
• Publishing Month: 11
• Pages: 208
• Language: English
• Publisher: Sirius Entertainment
• Weight: 249 g