Frankenstein

by Margrete Lamond

Frankenstein is the story of a young scientist who learns the secret of creating life. Fuelled by a burning ambition for fame and glory, Frankenstein builds a hideous patchwork body out of scavenged corpses, but no sooner does he animate the gruesome creature than he abandons it in horror. Longing for love and companionship, the monster looks elsewhere for affection, but finds himself cruelly shunned wherever he goes. At last – grotesque and misunderstood, frustrated and alone – the creature turns to violence and hate. First written 200 years ago, when the author was still in her teens, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a horror story that makes its readers think as well as shudder. Alongside the horror are questions about good and evil, and about right and wrong.

Genres: Classics

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Helene · Rating 5 out of 5]

A chilling and precise journey into the minds of both creator and 'monster'. I'm not a big fan of the horror genre, but the language was such a joy that I conquered my fear and read on!!
not at all disappointed!

[Clare Snow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Drahoš Zak’s disturbingly macabre illustration and muted pallet is devastating in the extreme and shows the absolute perfection of his art for this tale of tragic horror. If Zak was drawing in 1818, Mary Shelley would have asked him to illustrate her hideous progeny.