Frankenstein (with) Denis Duval ("Caxton" edition)
by Mary Shelley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus is a Gothic novel written by Mary Shelley in 1818. The story revolves around Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates a monstrous creature and immediately regrets his actions, abandoning the creature to its own devices. The creature, seeking acceptance and revenge, terrorizes Victor and those he loves. Themes of ambition, ethics, humanity, and loneliness are explored through Shelley's vivid descriptions of the natural world and her characters' psychological torment. Frankenstein remains a classic of Gothic literature and a seminal work of science fiction. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin wrote the first draft of her groundbreaking novel in 1816, while on a trip to Lake Geneva with her soon-to-be husband, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and poet Lord Byron. They were stuck indoors during famously known as the Year Without a Summer.
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How can something be "used" and new and "first edition from 1831 but also SEALED in the original shrinkwrap"? You should learn what these words mean or include only factual information in your descriptions when selling things.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E28119
- Title
- Frankenstein (with) Denis Duval ("Caxton" edition)
- Author
- Mary Shelley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Belford, Clarke and Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- monsters, shelley, karloff, women authors, wollstonecraft, resurrection, science fiction, horror
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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