Frankenstein

Beschreibung

A deluxe edition of the gothic masterpiece about a creator and his creature - a monstrously good Christmas gift for any book lover. This beautiful deluxe gift edition presents Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece in a hardback with foiled covers, marbled endpaper, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and a silk ribbon. Explorer Robert Walton rescues Victor Frankenstein from the Arctic ice and hears the story behind his ruin.

As a young scientist, Victor discovers how to animate lifeless matter and creates a living being. Horrified by his own achievement, he abandons the creature, setting in motion a tragic cycle of rejection, revenge, murder and pursuit across Europe and into the frozen north. Frankenstein is a foundational work of Gothic fiction and science fiction about creation, ambition, responsibility, loneliness and the monstrous consequences of refusing compassion.

This Vintage Collector's Classics edition is a powerful gift for readers and collectors.**The ultimate beautiful classic, a gift for all book lovers**

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