Frankenstein Abridged: A Translation in Plain & Modern English

by Brock Parks, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Reducing the original text by almost forty pages, this abridged version of Frankenstein also updates the language of the original novel for modern readers. Sentence by sentence, we have replaced outdated vocabulary and convoluted paragraphs in a way that is true to the original text but easier to follow. This version also provides careful edits of overly long and redundant scenes so that the main story moves along at a faster pace.

192 pages, Paperback

Published January 15, 2023

Reviews

[Kayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

The ultimate don’t judge a book by its cover story. Frankenstein is so incredibly selfish to create this being and then abandon it. The creatures heart was pure, he was never taught love. He had never felt love. He died never have feeling love all because humanity couldn’t get past his looks. His heart was pure and it was destroyed by the evil acts of man. I never once pitied Frankenstein, because he’s the one who created him and then abandoned him entirely, bashing him from any chance of making connection.

[Kalyn Thornton · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read for class. Hard to grasp. Got the main story but the details were vague.

[Abigail Arrington · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25*

[mara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was perfect to read with my seniors. They really understood and engaged well with the text!