By the dim and yellow light of the moon, as it forced its way through the window-shutters, I beheld the wretch-the miserable monster whom I had created. He held up the curtain of the bed; and his eyes, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me. His jaws opened...
Frankenstein is the most celebrated horror story ever written. It tells the dreadful tale of Victor Frankenstein, a visionary young student of natural philosophy, who discovers the secret of life. In the grip of his obsession he constructs a being from dead body parts, and animates this creature. The results, for Victor and for his family, are catastrophic.
Written when Mary Shelley was just eighteen,
Product details
Publisher : OUP Oxford; 3rd edition (24 Oct. 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 0198840829
ISBN-13 : 978-0198840824
Dimensions : 19.3 x 1.52 x 12.7 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 19,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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