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Frankenstein - The 1818 Text
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 2018

ISBN10: n/a    ISBN13: 9780143131847


For the bicentennial of its first publication, Mary Shelleys original 1818 text, introduced by National Book Critics Circle award-winner Charlotte Gordon. Nominated as one of Americas best-loved novels by PBSs The Great American Read 2018 marks the bicentennial of Mary Shelleys seminal novel. For the first time, Penguin Classics will publish the original 1818 text, which preserves the hard-hitting and politically-charged aspects of Shelleys original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. This edition also emphasizes Shelleys relationship with her mothertrailblazing feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, who penned A Vindication of the Rights of Womanand demonstrates her commitment to carrying forward her mothers ideals, placing her in the context of a feminist legacy rather than the sole female in the company of male poets, including Percy Shelley and Lord Byron. This edition includes a new introduction and suggestions for further reading by National Book Critics Circle award-winner and Shelley expert Charlotte Gordon, literary excerpts and reviews selected by Gordon, and a chronology and essay by preeminent Shelley scholar Charles E. Robinson. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.