Frankenstein

by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Margaret Tarner

Frankenstein is an Elementary-level book written by Mary Shelley and retold by Margaret Tarner for the Macmillan Readers Series. This classic story is about the eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein who has a passion for studying old science theories and this leads to the creation of a huge monster during an unusual scientific experiment.

68 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2005

About the author

Mary 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.

Reviews

[زكرياء · Rating 3 out of 5]

update 15-2-2018
i should read the original text, beautiful / sad story with a deep meaning.

update 7-2-2017, ♡ Review After my second read:
we don't have to judge others by their appearances. And we have to re-define the word " beauty". Frankenstein become a monster because of people's fear and because of their non acceptance to him. But, frankenstein wants just someone to love, he was kind at the very beginning.
I am sorry for Victor for his loose

[Suwitcha Chandhorn · Rating 3 out of 5]

สรุปความมาจากเรื่องเต็ม เก็บโครงเรื่องหลักไว้ได้เกือบทั้งหมด แม้ว่าจะไม่ได้ถ่ายทอดความรู้สึกของตัวละครได้ดีเยี่ยมเหมือนต้นฉบับ แต่ก็ช่วยให้ผู้อ่านรู้เรื่องราวหลัก ๆ ได้เป็นอย่างดี คำศัพท์ไม่ยากเหมือนต้นฉบับด้วย

[Ruiji Kimura · Rating 4 out of 5]

80min
7-word-summary
mad scientist - create - monster - murdered - friend - family - the scientist

〜PASSAGE/EXCERPT from the book that you liked or didn't like〜
I will spend the the rest of my life looking for the Monster. Then I will kill him.

〜Why did you like/didn't you like the passage/excerpt you wrote above〜
Thesn senteces describe Victor's remorse to had made Monster and his revenge for murdered family and friend.

〜What do you think about the book (or part of the book that you read)〜
Victor Frankenstein just tried to know what life is. He hadn't tried to make Monster, so his life was miserable.

[tori · Rating 3 out of 5]

tenho esse livro a anos e do nada me interessei pra ler ele. queria esperar até o lançamento do Del Toro para ler o livro e em seguida ver o filme mas peguei as primeiras páginas do livro pra ler e achei tão interessante que continuei lendo até terminar. talvez mais pra frente eu leia uma versão maior

[Samuel Otalora · Rating 3 out of 5]

hermosooooooooooooooooooooo

[Kristine Tymusz]

this is the kind of book you can curl up with in front of the fireplace,and really get into.a true classic.

[Milagros Argañaraz]

Bvgv

[Ryo Morishita]

Book title: Frankenstein
Author: Margaret Tarner
Publisher: MACMILLAN READERS
Level: 3
Notes: I choose this book because I like horror stories and Mat recommended me this book.
Discussion Question:
1: Can you be friend with a ugly man if he talk to you?
Answer: I know I should not judge a person with only appearance, but maybe, I can't.
2: Do you want to revenge if all members of your family are dead?
Answer: Of course, yes. I would be full of angry.
7-words summary:
1: life
2: alive
3: ugly man
4: revenge
5: kill
6: die
7: family

[Ryo Morishita · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just got this book from Mat's office. I'm looking forward to reading it!

[Alli Samuh]

jjllkl;;'

[Akhsassi Mouhamed · Rating 3 out of 5]

not bad

[Abdelkarim · Rating 4 out of 5]

it's fiction story and scientific experience!