Great SF -Frankenstein – Mary Shelley – Hardback – NEW
Posted on Mar 16, 2009 under science, science fiction books, sf | No Comment
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley – New Hardback with dust-jacket Get other Classic Science Fiction books here Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus generally known as Frankenstein is a novel written by the British author Mary Shelley. Shelley started writing Frankenstein when she was 18 and finished when she was 19. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley’s name appears on the revised third edition published in 1831. The title of the novel refers to a scientist Victor Frankenstein who learns how to create life and creates a being in the likeness of man but larger than average and more powerful. In popular culture people have tended to refer to the Creature as "Frankenstein" despite this being the name of the scientist. Frankenstein is infused with some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement. It was also a warning against the "over-reaching" of modern man and the Industrial Revolution alluded to in the novel’s subtitle The Modern Prometheus. The story has had an influence across literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories and films. It is arguably considered the first fully-realized science fiction novel. Frankenstein begins with the letters of Captain Robert Walton to his sister. Thes CLICK HERE -Frankenstein – Mary Shelley – Hardback – NEW at www.science-fiction-books.com.au