Sci-Fi & Speculative
by Mary Shelley
The original 1818 text of Mary Shelley's groundbreaking novel preserves her politically-charged vision and unflinching wit. Victor Frankenstein's hubristic creation and its tragic consequences explore themes of scientific responsibility, creation and abandonment, and the nature of humanity itself. This edition emphasizes Shelley's relationship with her mother, trailblazing feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, highlighting the feminist undercurrents of this foundational work of science fiction and gothic horror.
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