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Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus 3rd Edition 1831 : with modern illustrations and enhanced reader immersion. Accessibility friendly.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
3rd Edition, 1831 — with Modern Illustrations and Enhanced Reader Immersion
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein remains one of the most influential and haunting novels ever written. First published in 1818 and revised for its definitive 1831 edition, this gothic masterpiece tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who dares to create life—only to be horrified by the consequences of his ambition.
This edition presents the 1831 text, carefully restored and paired with modern illustrations, immersive design, and accessibility-friendly formatting to ensure that every reader can engage with Shelley’s work in a fresh, powerful way.
Highlights
The complete 1831 third edition text, Shelley’s preferred and most widely read version.
Modern illustrations that bring the story to life while preserving its gothic atmosphere.
Enhanced readability and accessibility, designed for modern audiences.
Historical credit to the original 1831 publishers, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, alongside this new release by Christopher Kennedy and The Deep Forest.
Whether you are a first-time reader or returning to this classic, this edition invites you to experience Frankenstein as both a timeless work of literature and a living story that continues to inspire new generations.
3rd Edition, 1831 — with Modern Illustrations and Enhanced Reader Immersion
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein remains one of the most influential and haunting novels ever written. First published in 1818 and revised for its definitive 1831 edition, this gothic masterpiece tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who dares to create life—only to be horrified by the consequences of his ambition.
This edition presents the 1831 text, carefully restored and paired with modern illustrations, immersive design, and accessibility-friendly formatting to ensure that every reader can engage with Shelley’s work in a fresh, powerful way.
Highlights
The complete 1831 third edition text, Shelley’s preferred and most widely read version.
Modern illustrations that bring the story to life while preserving its gothic atmosphere.
Enhanced readability and accessibility, designed for modern audiences.
Historical credit to the original 1831 publishers, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, alongside this new release by Christopher Kennedy and The Deep Forest.
Whether you are a first-time reader or returning to this classic, this edition invites you to experience Frankenstein as both a timeless work of literature and a living story that continues to inspire new generations.
329 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 9, 2025
About the author
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
2,338 books8,389 followersMary Shelley (née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, often known as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, travel writer, and editor of the works of her husband, Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. She was the daughter of the political philosopher William Godwin and the writer, philosopher, and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.
Mary Shelley was taken seriously as a writer in her own lifetime, though reviewers often missed the political edge to her novels. After her death, however, she was chiefly remembered only as the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley and as the author of Frankenstein. It was not until 1989, when Emily Sunstein published her prizewinning biography Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality, that a full-length scholarly biography analyzing all of Shelley's letters, journals, and works within their historical context was published.
The well-meaning attempts of Mary Shelley's son and daughter-in-law to "Victorianise" her memory through the censoring of letters and biographical material contributed to a perception of Mary Shelley as a more conventional, less reformist figure than her works suggest. Her own timid omissions from Percy Shelley's works and her quiet avoidance of public controversy in the later years of her life added to this impression.
The eclipse of Mary Shelley's reputation as a novelist and biographer meant that, until the last thirty years, most of her works remained out of print, obstructing a larger view of her achievement. She was seen as a one-novel author, if that. In recent decades, however, the republication of almost all her writings has stimulated a new recognition of its value. Her voracious reading habits and intensive study, revealed in her journals and letters and reflected in her works, is now better appreciated. Shelley's recognition of herself as an author has also been recognized; after Percy's death, she wrote about her authorial ambitions: "I think that I can maintain myself, and there is something inspiriting in the idea". Scholars now consider Mary Shelley to be a major Romantic figure, significant for her literary achievement and her political voice as a woman and a liberal.
Mary Shelley was taken seriously as a writer in her own lifetime, though reviewers often missed the political edge to her novels. After her death, however, she was chiefly remembered only as the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley and as the author of Frankenstein. It was not until 1989, when Emily Sunstein published her prizewinning biography Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality, that a full-length scholarly biography analyzing all of Shelley's letters, journals, and works within their historical context was published.
The well-meaning attempts of Mary Shelley's son and daughter-in-law to "Victorianise" her memory through the censoring of letters and biographical material contributed to a perception of Mary Shelley as a more conventional, less reformist figure than her works suggest. Her own timid omissions from Percy Shelley's works and her quiet avoidance of public controversy in the later years of her life added to this impression.
The eclipse of Mary Shelley's reputation as a novelist and biographer meant that, until the last thirty years, most of her works remained out of print, obstructing a larger view of her achievement. She was seen as a one-novel author, if that. In recent decades, however, the republication of almost all her writings has stimulated a new recognition of its value. Her voracious reading habits and intensive study, revealed in her journals and letters and reflected in her works, is now better appreciated. Shelley's recognition of herself as an author has also been recognized; after Percy's death, she wrote about her authorial ambitions: "I think that I can maintain myself, and there is something inspiriting in the idea". Scholars now consider Mary Shelley to be a major Romantic figure, significant for her literary achievement and her political voice as a woman and a liberal.
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