Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Early edition
Author:
Mary Shelley
Publication:
1818 by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones
Genre:
Classic Literature, Classical Horror, Epistolary, Fiction
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Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus 
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Reprinted in 2021 by Smidgen Press
Reprint illustrated by Carl Lagerquist
Reprint Cover Art by Terri Shown, Clarissa Hartman
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Frankenstein: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting
Reprinted in 2021 by B&H Publishing Group
Reprint edited by Karen Swallow Prior
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In this beautiful cloth-over-board edition bestselling author, literature professor, and avid reader Karen Swallow Prior will guide you through Frankenstein. She will not only navigate you through the pitfalls that trap readers today, but show you how to read it in light of the gospel, and to the glory of God.
This edition includes a thorough introduction to the author, context, and overview of the work (without any spoilers for first-time readers), the full original text, as well as footnotes and reflection questions throughout to help the reader attain a fuller grasp of Frankenstein.
This reprint contains the text of the original 1818 edition and the preface to the later edition in the appendix.
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Podcast
Frankenstein Book Club
Released in 2022 by Plumfield Moms Podcast
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 38 min.
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Podcast
Frankenstein: Letter 1 - Chapter II
Released in 2020 by Close Reads Podcast
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 24 min.
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Six additional episodes finish out the series on this book.
Reviews
Frankenstein
Reviewed by Sara Masarik
This is not a story about a monster. Or at least not the kind of monster I was anticipating. There is no brainless creature terrorizing the countryside. The “Monster” was a created being with human thought and reasoning, emotion, and the capacity for ethics. But, the real monster in this novel is Dr. Frankenstein himself who created this being and then cruelly abandoned him. It is a riveting tale of the human condition.
Frankenstein
Reviewed by Mary Eisenhart
Parents need to know that the 1818 novel that launched dozens of Hollywood horror movies bears little resemblance to any of them, but is quite creepy enough...
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