"James Rieger's Frankenstein is relatively special among editions: it is the definitive scholarly text, and it is also the most readable copy for the classroom and the general reader. . . .The Rieger Frankenstein is very simply the best edition of this tremendously important and popular novel."—William Veeder, University of Chicago

Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus - The 1818 Text

Literature & Fiction

Mary Shelley

Genre Fiction

University of Chicago Press

Frankenstein, Or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley - Victor Frankenstein, obsessed with scientific theories focused on natural wonders, watches lightning strike an oak tree and is inspired to harness its power. He develops a technique to bring inanimate bodies to life, including that of a monster creature eight feet tall. But Victor is upset by his creation and what he perceives to be his failure. Victor has a breakdown and when he eventually returns home, he discovers his brother William has been murdered. TITLE: Frankenstein, GENRE: Classic, Classics, Gothic, Horror, Books, Thriller, British.

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Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus - The 1818 Text

Frankenstein: 1818, the Classic