With a new introduction by Francine Prose and stunning original artwork, and published on the 200th anniversary of infamous night the novel was spawned, the Restless Classics edition ofFrankenstein brings Mary Shelley’s paragon of horror and science fiction vividly back to life. 

A towering masterpiece of gothic fiction, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus brought to life the horror and science fiction genres and spawned countless cultural offspring. With the image of the stumbling, flat-headed, boltnecked monster Boris Karloff made famous so pervasive, it’s easy to forget how radical, insightful—and, yes, terrifying—the book is on its own terms.

The would-be Prometheus of the book’s title is the brilliant Swiss scientist Victor Frankenstein, whose studies in natural philosophy and chemistry lead him to become obsessed with building a living being out of old body parts and bringing it to life. But when he is miraculously successful, Victor is horrified at his creation, and the monster escapes into the night. Given life but little else, Frankenstein’s creation turns to violence and, soon enough, vengeance upon his creator. 

Frankenstein is the second book in the Restless Classics series: interactive encounters with great books and inspired teachers. Each Restless Classic is beautifully designed with original artwork, a new introduction for a general audience, and a video teaching series and live online book club discussions led by passionate experts, bringing the classroom experience back to the reader. 

''For the first time, also, I felt what the duties of a creator towards his creature were, and that I ought to render him happy before I complained of his wickedness.'' In versione integrale, i più grandi classici della letteratura angloamericana in lingua originale. Le opere sono accuratamente commentate e riportano la biografia dei singoli autori.

Frutto perverso degli esperimenti di uno scienziato 'apprendista stregone', espressione di una visione apocalittica della scienza, la creatura di Frankenstein è tuttora la raffigurazione del 'mostro' per eccellenza, materializzazione vivente delle nostre paure. Mary Shelley, cresciuta in un ambiente intellettuale di prim'ordine (nell'Inghilterra tra Sette e Ottocento), scrive - ispirandosi ai miti di Faust e Prometeo - uno dei più famosi bestseller di ogni tempo, che fin dal suo apparire (1818) suscita grandissima impressione e scandalo, guadagnandosi migliaia di lettori e rendendo di colpo famoso il nome della sua autrice. Oggi Frankenstein fa ormai parte (grazie anche alle numerosissime trasposizioni cinematografiche, fra cui quella di Kenneth Branagh, con Robert De Niro, prodotta da Francis Ford Coppola) dell'immaginario collettivo: una 'porta oscura' della nostra mente dietro la quale - come ebbe a scrivere J. Sheridan Le Fanu - 'il mortale e l'immortale fanno prematura conoscenza'. Introduzione di Riccardo Reim.

Nel 1816 Lord Byron, durante una sera tempestosa nella sua villa a Ginevra, propone ai suoi ospiti - Mary e Percy Shelley, e William Polidori - di scrivere, per gioco, cun racconto dell'orrore. Ricollegandosi al mito di Prometeo, Mary scriverà Frankenstein. Una storia che è un groviglio etico, un ragionamento profondo sull'origine della vita: l'angosciante storia di uno scienziato che conduce macabri esperimenti nel tentativo di restituire la vita ai cadaveri. Una favola terribile capace di imporsi con la forza delle immagini e la sua autonomia di mito universale. Uno sconvolgente racconto dell'orrore in cui il mostro è più umano del suo creatore. Introduzione di Nadia Fusini.

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A classic tale of Gothic horror, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has been a world favorite since it was first published in 1818.

Originally published as part of a contest between Mary Shelley, her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Lord Byron,Frankenstein has since captured countless imaginations. When Dr. Victor Frankenstein learns the secret of imparting life to inanimate matter, he is eager to test his theories. The bones he collects to construct his human subject become a gruesome, frightening creature, endowed with supernatural size and strength. Lonely and miserable, the created comes to hate his creator. When the monster murders Frankenstein's brother and his bride, the doctor embarks on a heated pursuit, only to put his own life in grave danger.

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He’s big, bad, and ugly, and he really wants a wife

Frankenstein’s monster is on the rampage: terrorizing the locals, unleashing murderous hell . . . and reading novels in his spare time. Can his petrified creator stop this reign of horror before his girlfriend gets the chop?

Dr. Frankenstein learns the secret of imparting life to inanimate matter. To test his theories, he collects bones from the charnel-houses to construct a "human" being, and then gives it life. The creature, endowed with supernatural size and strength, is revolting to look at, and frightens all who see it. Lonely and miserable, it comes to hate its creator. The monster murders Frankenstein's brother and his bride, and flees. The doctor pursues his creation in order to destroy it, but dies himself in the attempt.

The story of Frankenstein was first written as a ghost story to be told as part of a contest between Mary Shelley, her husband, and Lord Byron. This tale of terror has been a world favorite since it was first published in 1818, and has been made into countless movies.

"Grimly enlivens the prose while retaining its power to both frighten and engage sympathy for the monster-creator Victor Frankenstein. This is a richly morose nightmare of a book, a primer for young readers on the pleasures and dangers of decadent languidness."—New York Times Book Review

Gris Grimly's Frankenstein is a twisted, fresh, and utterly original full-length, full-color graphic-novel adaptation of Mary Shelley's original text, brought to life by acclaimed illustrator Gris Grimly. The first fully illustrated version to use the original 1818 text, this handsome volume is destined to capture the imagination of those new to the story as well as those who know it well.

New York Times bestselling illustrator Gris Grimly has long consideredFrankenstein to be one of his chief inspirations. From the bones and flesh of the original, he has cut and stitched Mary Shelley's text to his own artwork, creating something entirely new: a stunningly original remix, both classic and contemporary, sinister and seductive, heart-stopping and heartbreaking.

Consegnata all'eterna fama da Frankenstein ovvero il moderno Prometeo, la sua opera più famosa, Mary Shelley scrisse anche altri romanzi e una serie di racconti meno conosciuti, nei quali la scrittura si addentra nei territori del macabro, del sinistro, del soprannaturale. In 'Metamorfosi' Guido protagonista della storia, dopo aver sperperato tutto il proprio patrimonio ritorna a casa con la pretesa di prendere in moglie l'angelica Giulietta, incontrando però l'opposizione del padre della giovane. Furioso per il divieto impostogli, egli sfoga tutto il suo temperamento irascibile e viene così bandito. Medita vendetta, finché, nel mezzo di una terribile tempesta riceve la sua occasione. Una misteriosa creatura emerge dal mare impetuoso, un nano deforme dagli occhi strabici, i lineamenti distorti e un corpo dissestato: gli fa un'offerta che non può rifiutare. Guido scambierà la sua identità con lui per un baule colmo di tesori, ma nel vendere la sua anima commetterà un fatale errore: dopo tre giorni il mostro non si ripresenterà come pattuito rischiando di divenire il suo doppio per sempre. Altri due racconti accompagnano 'Metamorfosi', 'Il Mortale Immortale' e 'Il Malocchio', completando così questa piccola perla letteraria, esaltandone la maestria, la perfezione e la forza creativa - già note - dell'autrice e risultando un autentico capolavoro della letteratura gotica.