Frankenstein: A Masterpiece Library Edition Book by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein: A Masterpiece Library Hardcover Edition Book and Classic Novel Work of Literature by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus has thrilled generations of readers for over two hundred years. Rediscover Mary Shelley's compelling masterwork in this elegant yet affordable Masterpiece Library Edition, honoring the Peter Pauper Press founders' tradition of publishing beautiful books. A must-have for every home library.

A Beautiful Keepsake Volume

This deluxe, durably bound hardcover is a keepsake volume with an embossed cover featuring iridescent highlighting and a gold foil-stamped spine. The book features a reinforced cloth quarter-binding for durability and is printed on premium acid-free, archival-quality paper for longevity. The cream-color pages with a specially chosen font, type size, and line spacing provide a comfortable, luxurious reading experience, even under imperfect lighting. It also comes with a matching satin ribbon bookmark with which to keep your place. The book is 220 pages long.

The Haunting Tale of Its Creation

English novelist Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) wrote Frankenstein during a summer spent near Lake Geneva, Switzerland, with her betrothed, Percy Bysshe Shelley, her stepsister Claire Clairmont, poet George Gordon Byron, and Lord Byron's physician, John William Polidari. Inclement weather kept the group indoors and they challenged one another to create fantastic tales. Shelley's was the result of a haunting vision: “I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together.”