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Mary Shelley (1797-1851) ideò Frankestein su suggerimento di Byron, che in vacanza con lei e suo marito, il poeta Percy Bysshe Shelley, suggerì che ciascuno di loro scrivesse un racconto dell'orrore. Il romanzo uscì nel 1818. Questo volume ne presenta l'edizione integrale. Età di lettura: da 12 anni.

"Durante il primo esperimento una frenesia mi aveva accecato; ma adesso, a sangue freddo, il mio cuore era nauseato dall'opera delle mie mani". Età di lettura: da 10 anni.

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Mary Shelley's landmark novel that invented the human extinction genre and initiated climate fiction, imagining a world where newly-forged communities and reverence for nature rises from the ashes of a pandemic-ravaged society, now for the first time in Penguin Classics, with a foreword by Rebecca SolnitA Penguin ClassicWritten while Mary Shelley was in a self-imposed lockdown after the loss of her husband and children, and in the wake of inte...

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The ambitious Victor Frankenstein loses his mother at a young age, giving way to his obsession of discovering the source of life and achieving something great. A student of Modern Science, Victor plans to do the unthinkable: inject life onto an artificially fashioned, inanimate body. Follow Frankenstein's journey as he witnesses the terror he has inflicted upon mankind and discovers who the real monster is.

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Left in the care of two nymphs, Proserpine is kidnapped by Pluto, god of the underworld. Distraught, her mother petitions the counsel of Jove, ruler of the heavens. When Pan loses to Apollo in a musical contest, he the judgment of Midas, a powerful king. Proserpine and Midas is a collection of plays by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley.

Confined to a villa near Lake Geneva, Mary Godwin, Percy Shelley, Claire Clairmont, and Lord Byron entertain themselves with German folk tales and ghost stories. Out of boredom, Byron suggests they write their own to share. The result will change English literature forever. History of a Six Weeks’ Tour is a travelogue by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley.

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A handsome, affordable edition of the legendary modern classic. "Enduring power." -The New York TimesFrankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, is often referred to as one the most important literary works of all time. Having been adapted and reprinted thousands of times, and often cited as the birth of the gothic novel and the science fiction genre, Frankenstein has captivated readers for centuries. It is the haunting tale of Victor Frankenstein...

Title: Frankenstein Author: Mary Shelley Description: "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley is a groundbreaking work of science fiction and gothic literature that continues to captivate readers with its timeless exploration of the consequences of unchecked scientific ambition and the nature of humanity. First published in 1818, this novel is as relevant and thought-provoking today as it was over two centuries ago. The story revolves around the ...

Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus" is an iconic piece of literature and one of the most famous classic horror novels ever written. This masterpiece is among the most outstanding Gothic literature classics and a hallmark of the Romantic period's literature. The novel was conceived by the ingenious English author, Mary Shelley, making it a must-read for those interested in Mary Shelley books. In this stirring narrative, we are introduced ...

The Last Man chronicles the last days of humanity in the 21st century as it is slowly obliterated by a global pandemic. Radical changes and events across Europe¿the king abdicates, turning England into a Republic, war erupts between Greece and Turkey¿weaken the fabric of society, allowing an unknown and deadly disease to quickly spread across the world. Political leaders are disorganized, spiritual figures offer little comfort, science yields ...

Shelley's classic tale of the future begins with the appearance of a manuscript from the year 2079 written by one Lionel Verney. Verney will become the last man to inhabit the earth. We follow Verney's manuscript from his early roots as a poverty-stricken orphan to a military campaign into plague-stricken Turkey, a campaign which touches off the worldwide plague that wipes out the human population of the Earth.

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