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Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics)
Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus The 1818 Text - Oxford World's Classics
Author: Mary Shelley
Shelley's enduringly popular and rich gothic tale confronts some of the most feared innovations of evolutionism and science--topics such as degeneracy, hereditary disease, and humankind's ability to act as creator of the modern world. This new edition, based on the harder and wittier 1818 version of the text, draws on new research and examines ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199537150
ISBN-10: 0199537151
Publication Date: 3/1/2009
Pages: 328
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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3.8 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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 reviewed Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) on + 44 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I am a literature major and I have read, analyzed and studied this book and also taught it! I love it. This book is packed full of themes and ideas and a very insightful look at human nature. This is not an easy read but instead one meant to be studied, savored and enjoyed. Highly Recommended!!!!
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Helpful Score: 1
What can I say,,it is a classic!
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If you only know of Frankenstein from the movies and have never read the book you are in for a treat. There is SO much more to the story. Excellent.
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This wasn't what I expected...it was actually much better!
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I loved reading and teaching this book with my upperclassmen. It's an excellent book!
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 reviewed Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) on + 8 more book reviews
classic horror seems much better than most new stuff, in my opinion.
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This is a classic. Enough said.
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A classic must read.
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Cover has a shadowed, stone entryway on it.
mishkaness avatar reviewed Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) on
The photo shown for this book is for another book completely--this is merely an abridged edition of Frankenstein for young (aged 9-13) readers; it does NOT include anything by Stephen King, Dracula, nor Jekyll and Hyde. It only has Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, abridged by Dale Bick Carlson.
reviewed Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) on + 1217 more book reviews
Mary Shelley's classic novel with 8 pages of photographs in the center of the book from the Kenneth Branagh film in which he starred along with Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn, Ian Holm, Tom Hulce, John Cleese and Robert De Niro.
Alameda avatar reviewed Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) on + 336 more book reviews
1818 version - classic.
dragoneyes avatar reviewed Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) on + 861 more book reviews
I guess I based my presumption of this book on all the movies. Frankenstein is not the creature who I thought he was. I found myself feeling sorry for him. Wishing that someone would reach out to him. Mary Shelley left it to your imagination on really what he looked like. I enjoyed this portion to. The book was exquisitely written. I felt I was actually transported to this era. Enjoyed it very much.
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Not as Horror-y as I had imagined, slow moving and moving, HAHA. Would reccomend this for people who like classic Lit rather than stuff Steven King writes.
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Sealed new cassettes of book!
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A Must Read!
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Now Age illustrated paperback, about 60 pages black and white comic-type presentation. Last page has several vocabulary words to know and several study questions to check comprehension. Great book for reluctant middle school reader
knittymama avatar reviewed Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) on + 424 more book reviews
Was a great story, but I found some parts could have been expanded and other parts were too wordy. Still a great classic.
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The book is unabridged with annotations. The annotations help greatly with the references she makes to other books and her husbands work.
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This classic has been retold for younger readers.
reviewed Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) on + 11 more book reviews
A classic, of course ... if you didn't read this in school, read it now!
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"At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, 'Frankenstein' tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein." This book just increases my love for science fiction.
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Classic tale of horror and suspense.
Complete and unabridged.
JML avatar reviewed Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) on + 153 more book reviews
My 9 year old son likes the story of Frankenstein, and said this book was okay, but they ended it with the death of Victor Frankenstein, and he knows there's more. My son didn't feel this was scary, so it would be a good introduction of the story to a young but advanced reader.
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This 1965 edition of the 1831 classic includes an introduction written by Mary Shelley for the first edition. This is the story of Victor Frankenstein and the havoc caused by his monstrous alter ego.
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GREAT CLASSIC, BETTER THAN THE MOVIEW
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Most have read this book at one time or another, but it really isn't a horror story, but more about the human condition and about people being unkind to those that differ from them.


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