Frankenstein

As science penetrates the secrets of nature, with each discovery generating new questions, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein w... (more)

As science penetrates the secrets of nature, with each discovery generating new questions, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein will sound its note of warning. Many scientific developments have provoked references to Frankenstein, a story that, for nearly two centuries, has gripped our imaginations and haunted our nightmares. How can society balance the benefits of medical discoveries against the ethical or spiritual questions posed? Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature accompanies a traveling exhibit of the same name. This lavishly illustrated volume begins by highlighting Shelley's novel and the context in which she conceived it. It next focuses on the redefinition of the Frankenstein myth in popular culture. Here, the fate of the monster becomes a moral lesson illustrating the punishment for ambitious scientists who seek to usurp the place of God by creating life. The final section examines the continuing power of the Frankenstein story to articulate present-day concerns raised by new developments in biomedicine such as cloning and xenografting (the use of animal organs in human bodies), and the role scientists and citizens play in determining acceptable limits of scientific and medical advances. Susan E. Lederer, who was the visiting curator for the National Library of Medicine's original exhibit on Frankenstein, is the author of Subjected to Science: Human Experimentation in America before the Second World War. She is an associate professor of the history of medicine at Yale University. (less)

His name is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a sleight-of-reality artist who's traveled the centuries wit... (more)

His name is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a sleight-of-reality artist who's traveled the centuries with a secret worse than death. He arrives as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself. Detective Carson O'Connor is cool, cynical, and every bit as tough as she looks. Her partner Michael Maddison would back her up all the way to Hell itself-and that just may be where this case ends up. For the no-nonsense O'Connor is suddenly talking about an ages-old conspiracy, a near immortal race of beings, and killers that are more-and less-than human. Soon it will be clear that as crazy as she sounds, the truth is even more ominous. For their quarry isn't merely a homicidal maniac-but his deranged maker. (less)

Two years after they saw him die, the man they knew as Victor Helios lives on. Detectives Carson O'Connor and Michael Ma... (more)

Two years after they saw him die, the man they knew as Victor Helios lives on. Detectives Carson O'Connor and Michael Maddison; Victor's engineered wife, Erika 5, and her companion Jocko; and the original Victor's first creation, the tormented Deucalion, have all arrived at a small Montana town where their old alliance will be renewed--and tested--by forces from within and without, and where the dangers they face will eclipse any they have yet encountered. (less)

{u2018}You must hear my tale. You must hear my terrible, terrible tale.{u2019} Committed to the deadly pursuit of the mo... (more)

{u2018}You must hear my tale. You must hear my terrible, terrible tale.{u2019} Committed to the deadly pursuit of the monster he created, Victor Frankenstein tells his chilling story. It all began with a desire to help mankind, but where will it end? Frankenstein leads us through vast mountainous landscapes and over frozen seas. Can he stop the fiend{u2019}s murderous course? Is he prepared to do what the monster demands? The reader will be shocked and surprised. Is the monster as evil as he seems? Is Victor Frankenstein responsible for the tortures he himself endures? What can Frankenstein{u2019}s terrible tale teach us today? (less)

The tale of a tormented creature created in a laboratory began on a rainy night in 1816 in the imagination of a nineteen... (more)

The tale of a tormented creature created in a laboratory began on a rainy night in 1816 in the imagination of a nineteen-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, newly married to the celebrated Romantic poet Percy Shelley. Since its publication two years later, in 1818, Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus has spread around the globe through every possible medium and variation. Frankenstein has not been out of print once in 200 years. It has appeared in hundreds of editions, perhaps more than any other novel. It has inspired a multitude of stage and screen adaptations, the latest appearing just last year. g2sFrankensteing3s has become an indelible part of popular culture, and is shorthand for anything bizarre and human-made; for instance, genetically modified crops are g2sFrankenfood.g3s Conversely, Frankenstein{u2019}s monster has also become a benign Halloween favorite. Yet for all its long history, Frankenstein's central premise{u2015}that science, not magic or God, can create a living being, and thus these creators must answer for their actions as humans, not Gods{u2015}is most relevant today as scientists approach creating synthetic life. In its popular and cultural weight and its expression of the ethical issues raised by the advance of science, physicist Sidney Perkowitz and film expert Eddy von Muller have brought together scholars and scientists, artists and directions{u2015}including Mel Brooks{u2015}to celebrate and examine Mary Shelley{u2019}s marvelous creation and its legacy as the monster moves into his next century. (less)

2018 marks the bicentennial of Mary Shelleys seminal novel. For the first time, Penguin Classics will publish the origin... (more)

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. (less)

"Obsessed with natural philosophy, the young Victor Frankenstein succeeds in creating life from its basic elements--and ... (more)

"Obsessed with natural philosophy, the young Victor Frankenstein succeeds in creating life from its basic elements--and abandons the newborn monstrosity in terror when he cannot bear to look at it. The rejected creature vanishes, and Victor attempts to forget what he has done... But the monster survives. It learns. Deprived of everything, fated to forever be alone, it has nothing left but revenge."--Back cover. (less)

Two years after they saw him die, the man they knew as Victor Helios lives on. Detectives Carson O'Connor and Michael Ma... (more)

Two years after they saw him die, the man they knew as Victor Helios lives on. Detectives Carson O'Connor and Michael Maddison; Victor's engineered wife, Erika 5, and her companion Jocko; and the original Victor's first creation, the tormented Deucalion, have all arrived at a small Montana town where their old alliance will be renewed--and tested--by forces from within and without, and where the dangers they face will eclipse any they have yet encountered. (less)

This carefully crafted ebook: "Frankenstein (The Complete Uncensored 1818 Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a... (more)

This carefully crafted ebook: "Frankenstein (The Complete Uncensored 1818 Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is the original 1818 'Uncensored' Edition of Frankenstein as first published anonymously in 1818. This original version is much more true to the spirit of the author's original intentions than the heavily revised 1831 edition, edited by Shelley, in part, because of pressure to make the story more conservative. Many scholars prefer the 1818 text to the more common 1831 edition. Frankenstein is a novel written by Mary Shelley about a creature produced by an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was nineteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. Shelley had travelled in the region of Geneva, where much of the story takes place, and the topics of galvanism and other similar occult ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, particularly her future husband, Percy Shelley. The storyline emerged from a dream. Mary, Percy, Lord Byron, and John Polidori decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for weeks about what her possible storyline could be, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made. She then wrote Frankenstein. (less)

[In this text], Contemporary perspective is provided in two supporting sections. "Contexts" includes related writings by... (more)

[In this text], Contemporary perspective is provided in two supporting sections. "Contexts" includes related writings by Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, and John William Polidori. "Nineteenth-Century Responses" gathers six reactions to Frankenstein's publication from the years 1818 to 1886, including those by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Hugh Reginald Haweis. "Criticism" is a collection of twelve seminal essays that provide a variety of perspectives on "Frankenstein" by Christopher Small, George Levine ... Marilyn Butler, and Lawrence Lipking. (less)

From the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time. If ... (more)

From the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time. If you think you know the legend, you know only half the truth. Here is the mystery, the myth, the terror, and the magic of ... Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: City of night. They are stronger, heal better, and think faster than any humans ever created-and they must be destroyed. But not even Victor Helios - once Frankenstein - can stop the engineered killers he's set loose on a reign of terror through modern-day New Orleans. Now the only hope rests in a one-time "monster" and his all-too-human partners, Detectives Carson O'Connor and Michael Maddison. Deucalion's centuries-old history began as Victor's first and failed attempt to build the perfect human - and it is fated to end in the ultimate confrontation between a damned creature and his mad creator. But first Deucalion must destroy a monstrosity not even Victor's malignant mind could have imagined - an indestructible entity that steps out of humankind's collective nightmare with one purpose: to replace us. (less)

As a devastating hurricane approaches, as the benighted creations of Victor Helios begin to spin out of control, as New ... (more)

As a devastating hurricane approaches, as the benighted creations of Victor Helios begin to spin out of control, as New Orleans descends into chaos and the future of humanity hangs in the balance, the only hope rests with Victor's first, failed attempt to build the perfect human. Deucalion's centuries-old history began as the original manifestation of a soulless vision, and it is fated to end in the ultimate confrontation between a damned creature and his mad creator. But first they must face a monstrosity not even Victor's malignant mind could have conceived, an indestructible entity that steps out of humankind's collective nightmare with powers, and a purpose, beyond imagining. (less)

Obsessed with violating the laws of nature and of life and death, scientist Viktor Frankenstein constructs a creature fr... (more)

Obsessed with violating the laws of nature and of life and death, scientist Viktor Frankenstein constructs a creature from the limbs of the dead. Once jolted to life, the creature proves even more human than his creator-knowledgeable, wise, and also possessed of a conscience. Unable to inspire love, he chooses to inspire fear and vows to avenge the man who created and abandoned him. (less)

Fiercely devoted to the theories of extending and creating human life, scientist Victor Frankenstein and his assistants ... (more)

Fiercely devoted to the theories of extending and creating human life, scientist Victor Frankenstein and his assistants have secretly assembled an artificial man with human parts stolen from graves. Once he is brought to life, the enormous creature exhibits a child-like innocence. Unaware of his superhuman strength and frightful appearance, the Giant becomes hostile and demands that Victor create him a mate. (less)

"Highly stylized and interactive, with chapter summaries, analyses and pop quizzes ... Frankenstein tells the story of V... (more)

"Highly stylized and interactive, with chapter summaries, analyses and pop quizzes ... Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a man whose passion for knowledge leads to the creation of a hideous monster. Written when the author was just nineteen years old, Frankenstein is a classic because it speaks to modern matters just as it spoke to the concerns of the 19th century"--Container. (less)

A married couple of scientists create a modern-day monster. This update on the classic Frankenstein is set in present da... (more)

A married couple of scientists create a modern-day monster. This update on the classic Frankenstein is set in present day Los Angeles and told entirely from Adam the Monster's perspective. Adam is confronted with nothing but aggression and violence from the world around him after he is artificially created, then left for dead. (less)

A scientist creates a man with body parts of corpses with monstrous results; inspired by his devious mentor, Dr. Franken... (more)

A scientist creates a man with body parts of corpses with monstrous results; inspired by his devious mentor, Dr. Frankenstein creates a bride for his monster; Dr. Frankenstein's son revives the monster only to discover that it is being controlled by a devious assistant; when Ygor brings the monster to Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein, the doctor tries to replace the monster's brain with a normal one; an evil scientist escapes from prison and encounters Dracula and other monsters; Dracula and the Wolf Man seek cures for their afflictions; two freight handlers encounter Dracula and other monsters. (less)