Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus
by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Presents the original 1818 test of Mary Shelley's classic novel along with a collection of contemporary documents on the novel's historical context, textual notes, a brief chronology, and a review by Percy Shelley.
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- Full title :Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus / Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ; edited by D.L. Macdonald & Kathleen Scherf.
Summary
Presents the original 1818 test of Mary Shelley's classic novel along with a collection of contemporary documents on the novel's historical context, textual notes, a brief chronology, and a review by Percy Shelley.
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- Publication Date:©1999.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Broadview Press
- Place of Publication:Peterborough, Ont
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1999.
Notes
"The 1818 version."
Includes historical documents and passages from other publications contemporary with the featured work.
The Physical Object
- Description:364 pages : : portrait ; : 22 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1551113082, 9781551113081
- oclc:ocm46670741
- LC Classification:PR5397.F73
- Dewey Decimal:823/.7
Table of Contents
Preface -- Introduction. The Education of Mary Shelley ; The Education of Victor Frankenstein ; The Education of the Monster ; The Evolution of the Novel -- A Note on the Text -- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley : A Brief Chronology -- Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus -- Appendix A: The Education of Mary Shelley. 1. Godwin ; 2. Wollstonecraft -- Appendix B: The Education of Victor Frankenstein. 1. Darwin ; 2. Davy -- Appendix C: The Education of The Monster. 1. Volney ; 2. Goethe ; 3. Plutarch ; 4. Milton ; 5. Wollstonecraft -- Appendix D: Reviews of Frankenstein. 1. Scott, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine ; 2. The Edinburgh Magazine ; 3. Croker, Quarterly Review ; 4. P.B. Shelley, Athenaeum -- Appendix E: Presumption (excerpt) -- Appendix F: Substantive Variants in the 1831 Edition -- Appendix G: Introduction [1831].
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