About The Book
Navigating the Arctic, the captain of a ship rescues a man wandering near death across the ice caps. How the man got there reveals itself in a story of ambition, murder and revenge.
As a young scientist, Victor Frankenstein pushed moral boundaries in order to cross the final frontier and create life. But his creation is a monster stitched together from grave-plundered body parts who has no place in the world, and his existence can only lead to tragedy. This hardback is part of VINTAGE COLLECTOR’S CLASSICS, a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions.
About the Author
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.
About the Vintage Collector’s Classics
Here to captivate the hearts and imaginations of readers, the Vintage Collector’s Classics are stunning hardback editions of your favourite classics, featuring sprayed edges and endpapers, luxurious finishes and gorgeous cover art.
Some say you should never judge a book by its cover, but those people haven’t seen the new Vintage Collector’s Classics. Each of the ten books in this series has richly coloured cover art, sprayed edges, marbled end papers and a ribbon to mark your page. A welcome addition to any book-lover’s bookshelf, these beautiful editions are also the ideal starter set for building your own classics library.
Beautiful as they are, however, these collectable books are more than just nice to look at; their pages are those of timeless stories with the power to make you gasp, giggle or sob, as the best and worst of human nature is laid bare. Read on for more information about this series, made up of five gothic and five romantic texts.
The Romantics
These are the romantic novels where all your favourite tropes began: from dark and brooding Heathcliff, to dramatic meet-cutes, to strong, intelligent heroines you wish were your best friend, these are the original and greatest love stories that still leave their imitators in the dust.
The Gothics
Creepy houses that loom out of the mist; desperate men hiding shocking secrets; and perhaps even a monster or two: these are the hallmarks of the gothic novel. The Vintage Collector’s Classics series features five must-read books in the genre, guaranteed to keep you turning the pages through moonlit nights.
