Frankenstein
For the bicentennial of its first publication, Mary Shelley's original 1818 text, introduced by National Book Critics Circle award-winner Charlotte Gordon. 2018 marks the bicentennial of Mary Shelley's seminal novel. For the first time, Penguin Classics will publish the original 1818 text, which preserves the hard-hitting and politically-charged aspects of Shelley's original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. This edition also emphasizes Shelley's relationship with her mother-trailblazing feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, who penned A Vindication of the Rights of Woman-and demonstrates her commitment to carrying forward her mother's 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.
257 pages, 73 editions
English edition · First published 1718 by Penguin Classics · ISBN 9780143131847
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60 editions
English
- Frankenstein · Penguin Classics · 2018 · ISBN 9780143131847 · 4 readers This page
- Frankenstein · Independently Published · 2021 · ISBN 9798716085268 · 3 readers
- Frankenstein · Independently Published · 2019 · ISBN 9781080042920 · 1 reader
- Frankenstein · Penguin · 2012 · ISBN 9780141198965 · 1 reader
- Frankenstein · EDC Publishing · 2004 · ISBN 9780794500900 · 1 reader
- Frankenstein · Penguin Books · 2003 · ISBN 9780141439471 · 1 reader
- Frankenstein (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) · Bedford/St. Martin's · 2000 · ISBN 9780312191269 · 1 reader
- Frankenstein · Arcturus Publishing Limited · 2026 · ISBN 9781398873490
- Frankenstein: A Graphic Novel · Andrews McMeel Publishing · 2026 · ISBN 9798881604035
- Frankenstein: A Graphic Novel · Andrews McMeel Publishing · 2026 · ISBN 9798881612702
- Frankenstein · Independently published · 2026 · ISBN 9798171100735
- Frankenstein (Wordsworth Empress Collection) · Wordsworth Editions Ltd · 2026 · ISBN 9781840229264
- Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text: The 1818 Classic Edition With Illustrations · Independently published · 2025 · ISBN 9798275724004
- Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text · The Lost Book Project · 2025 · ISBN 9781918121261
- Frankenstein · Telemachos Publishing · 2025 · ISBN 9780985384999
- Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus · Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers · 2025 · ISBN 9780063452060
- Frankenstein · Independently published · 2025 · ISBN 9798276360317
- Frankenstein · Capstone · 2024 · ISBN 9781907312588
- Frankenstein · Independently published · 2024 · ISBN 9798338188064
- Frankenstein: The 1818 Text · Independently published · 2024 · ISBN 9798341465022
- Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus - 1831 Edition. · Independently published · 2023 · ISBN 9798859144709
- Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text of Mary Shelley (2023 Edition) · Independently published · 2023 · ISBN 9798851657375
- Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus · Sterling Publishing Co. Inc · 2022 · ISBN 9781435171442
- Frankenstein · Independently published · 2022 · ISBN 9798355070632
- Frankenstein · Arcturus Publishing · 2022 · ISBN 9781398812215
- Frankenstein: Frankenstein · Independently published · 2022 · ISBN 9798404124972
- Frankenstein: The Illustrated Just-for-kids Edition · Whalen Book Works · 2021 · ISBN 9781951511234
- Frankenstein: A Guide to Reading & Reflecting [by] Karen Swallow Prior · B & H Publishing · 2021 · ISBN 9781462796663
- Frankenstein · Independently Published · 2020 · ISBN 9798664341737
- Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Edition · Independently published · 2020 · ISBN 9798614455781
- Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus · Puffin Books · 2020 · ISBN 9780593203392
- Frankenstein (1831 Edition) · Independently Published · 2020 · ISBN 9798693093416
- Frankenstein (Top Shelf Large Print Edition) · Top Shelf Large Print LLC · 2020 · ISBN 9781952056017
- Frankenstein · G&D Media · 2020 · ISBN 9781722524050
- Frankenstein · Independently Published · 2019 · ISBN 9781687768643
- Frankenstein · Independently published · 2019 · ISBN 9781708051228
- Frankenstein · Paper Mill Press, published by Book Depot, Incorporated · 2018 · ISBN 9781926444314
- Frankenstein (1818 Edition) 200th Anniversary Collection · MiraVista Press · 2018 · ISBN 9781949460544
- Frankenstein: Original 1818 Uncensored Version Original 1818 Uncensored Version · Lulu.com · 2017 · ISBN 9781387050956
- Frankenstein · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2015 · ISBN 9781512308051
- Frankenstein · Millennium Publications · 2014 · ISBN 9781503262423
- Frankenstein · Top Five Books · 2014 · ISBN 9781938938238
- Frankenstein · Penguin Books · 2013 · ISBN 9780141393391
- Frankenstein · Dover Publications · 2013 · ISBN 9780486784755
- Frankenstein · Penguin · 2013 · ISBN 9780451532244
- Frankenstein · Penguin · 2013 · ISBN 9781101662779
- Frankenstein · Saddleback Educational Publishing · 2011 · ISBN 9781602918115
- Frankenstein (Second Edition) (Norton Critical Editions) · W. W. Norton & Company · 2011 · ISBN 9780393346152
- Frankenstein · Ignatius Press · 2008 · ISBN 9781586171384
- Frankenstein · Baronet Books · 2008 · ISBN 9781603400497
- Frankenstein · Arcturus Publishing Limited · 2007 · ISBN 9798735084143
- Frankenstein · Arcturus Publishing Limited · 2007 · ISBN 9798643269618
- Frankenstein · Prestwick House Inc · 2005 · ISBN 9781580495943
- Frankenstein: The 1818 Text, Contexts, Criticism · W. W. Norton & Company · 2005 · ISBN 9780393927931
- Frankenstein · Barnes & Noble Classics · 2005 · ISBN 9781593081157
- Frankenstein · Townsend Press · 2005 · ISBN 9781591940524
- Frankenstein · Dover Publications, Incorporated · 2001 · ISBN 9780486415628
- Frankenstein · Turtleback · 1984 · ISBN 9780613999830
- Frankenstein · Bantam Classics · 1984 · ISBN 9780553211726
- Frankenstein · Arcturus Publishing Limited · 1718 · ISBN 9798632296304
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