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Frankenstein (Abridged / Compact Disc)

Frankenstein By Mary Shelley, Julie Harris (Read by), Dove Audio (Producer) Cover Image
By Mary Shelley, Julie Harris (Read by), Dove Audio (Producer)
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Description


A masterpiece of nineteenth-century gothic horror, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein also has the distinction of being the first science fiction novel. Dr. Victor Frankenstein, an ambitious young scientist, is consumed by a fanatic desire to create a living being. He fashions an eight-foot creature and succeeds in animating him but, horrified by his visage, perceives his creation to be a monster and frightens him away. The monster, wandering in search of human companionship, is spurned and repulsed by all he approaches, and learns to hate and to kill. He confronts his maker with a terrible choice: unless Frankenstein creates for him a mate, he will go on a rampage of destruction.

A subversive tale about the corrupt tendencies in humanity's most "civilized" ambitions, this haunting thriller maintains its hold in the collective imagination centuries after its first publication.



Product Details
ISBN: 9781433213564
ISBN-10: 1433213567
Abridged: Yes
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication Date: February 1st, 2008
Language: English