{"product_id":"frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus-the-1818-text-paperback","title":"Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Wollstonecraft Shelley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Rieger\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive edition of the original version of Mary Shelley's enduring classic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Mary Shelley published \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e in 1818, she created a legend that, like the monster of her story, grew far beyond anything she could ever have dreamed of, or that anyone could ever control. With one book, she founded the field of science fiction, pushed the gothic into new territory, and gave us an unforgettable character capable of being monster, man, and metaphor, a symbol simultaneously of the potential and perils of science--even of humanity itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The novel was originally published in three volumes in March 1818. In 1831, a different publisher issued a single-volume edition that had been heavily rewritten by an older Mary Shelley. That edition served as the standard \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e for well over a century. In recent decades, however, growing awareness of the role of Shelley's husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley, in the revision process, and corresponding interest in giving readers access to the original text from Mary Shelley's hand, has led to increasing attention to the original 1818 edition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition reproduces the text of the 1818 edition with the addition, clearly indicated within the book, of minor changes that Mary Shelley made by hand in 1823. It also preserves the original three-volume structure within this single book, helping readers better understand the symmetries within the story as Shelley constructed it. Explanatory notes, meanwhile, explain references and provide historical and cultural context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The result is a new look at a lasting classic, one that has as much to say to readers today as it did when first published more than two centuries ago.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Wollstonecraft Shelley\u003c\/b\u003e (1797-1851) was an English novelist who is best known for the classic early gothic science fiction novel \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e. She wrote many other books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Last Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and she edited the works of her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley \u003cb\u003eJames Rieger\u003c\/b\u003e (1937-1985) was professor of English at the University of Rochester. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.08 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 1982\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Frankenstein (Unabridged)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519388676403,"sku":"9780226752273","price":32.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ADdKX7kc009780226752273.webp?v=1781254976","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus-the-1818-text-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}