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, 158 editions
English edition · First published 1984 by Penguin Classics · ISBN 9780143131847
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60 editions
English
- Frankenstein · Penguin Classics · 2018 · ISBN 9780143131847 · 6 readers This page
- Frankenstein · Independently Published · 2021 · ISBN 9798716085268 · 3 readers
- Frankenstein · Independently Published · 2019 · ISBN 9781080042920 · 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 (Wordsworth Empress Collection) · Wordsworth Editions · 2026 · ISBN 9781840229264
- Frankenstein - The 1831 Definitive Edition (Mary Shelley's Gothic Masterpiece With Original Preface) · Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp · 2026 · ISBN 9798246257272
- Frankenstein (The Gothic Chronicles Collection) · Thomas Nelson · 2026 · ISBN 9781400358038
- Frankenstein: A Graphic Novel · Andrews McMeel Publishing · 2026 · ISBN 9798881612702
- Frankenstein: A Graphic Novel · Andrews McMeel Publishing · 2026 · ISBN 9798881604035
- Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus · Burnt Leaf Press · 2025 · ISBN 9781914152245
- Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text · The Lost Book Project · 2025 · ISBN 9781918121261
- Frankenstein: Classics Reimagined: Modern English Editions · Independently published · 2025 · ISBN 9798314383506
- Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus · Independently published · 2025 · ISBN 9798305967562
- Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus · Independently published · 2024 · ISBN 9798342067829
- Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus · Independently published · 2024 · ISBN 9798340869944
- FRANKENSTEIN: Or, the Modern Prometheus by MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT (Godwin) SHELLEY · Independently published · 2024 · ISBN 9798873956494
- Frankenstein (Large Print) · Independently published · 2023 · ISBN 9798865704546
- Frankenstein: Original Edn (1818) – Epic of Gothic Fantasy Books · Independently published · 2023 · ISBN 9798867382452
- Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text of Mary Shelley (2023 Edition) · Independently published · 2023 · ISBN 9798851657375
- Frankenstein · Independently published · 2023 · ISBN 9798392641826
- Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus · Independently published · 2023 · ISBN 9798863701974
- Frankenstein · ELI · 2023 · ISBN 9788853637765
- Frankenstein: Frankenstein · Independently published · 2022 · ISBN 9798404124972
- Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus · Independently published · 2022 · ISBN 9798359463287
- Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus · Independently published · 2022 · ISBN 9798446498260
- Frankenstein · Independently published · 2021 · ISBN 9798508818531
- Frankenstein · Independently Published · 2021 · ISBN 9798735084143
- Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus · Independently published · 2021 · ISBN 9798486163630
- Frankenstein : Classic Illustrated · Independently Published · 2021 · ISBN 9798751656058
- Frankenstein · Independently Published · 2020 · ISBN 9798588898799
- Frankenstein : Large Print · Independently Published · 2020 · ISBN 9798689763002
- Frankenstein (Top Shelf Large Print Edition) · Top Shelf Large Print LLC · 2020 · ISBN 9781952056017
- Frankenstein · Independently Published · 2020 · ISBN 9798643269618
- Frankenstein · G&D Media · 2020 · ISBN 9781722524050
- Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus · Independently published · 2020 · ISBN 9798615503580
- Frankenstein · BoD - Books on Demand · 2020 · ISBN 9782322208920
- Frankenstein (Aberdeen Classics Collection) · Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US · 2020 · ISBN 9798671995398
- Frankenstein · Independently Published · 2020 · ISBN 9798632296304
- Frankenstein · Public Publishing · 2020 · ISBN 9781800601376
- Frankenstein : Or, the Modern Prometheus · Independently Published · 2020 · ISBN 9798572626025
- Frankenstein · FP Classics · 2015 · ISBN 9788175993167
- Frankenstein · Top Five Books · 2014 · ISBN 9781938938238
- Frankenstein · Dover Publications · 2013 · ISBN 9780486784755
- Frankenstein · Penguin · 2012 · ISBN 9780141198965
- Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus · Nabu Press · 2010 · ISBN 9781148687803
- Frankenstein · BiblioLife · 2008 · ISBN 9780554331171
- Frankenstein · Ann Arbor Editions LLC · 2006 · ISBN 9781587264535
- Frankenstein · Barnes & Noble Classics · 2005 · ISBN 9781593081157
- Frankenstein · Townsend Press · 2005 · ISBN 9781591940524
- Frankenstein: The 1818 Original Edition · Independently published · 2004 · ISBN 9798713584153
- Franke[n]stein · Agorà · 2002 · ISBN 9788883920776
- Frankenstein · Cyber Classics, Incorporated · 2000 · ISBN 9781588550293
- Frankenstein · North Books · 1998 · ISBN 9781582870304
- Frankenstein (Classics Illustrated Study Guides Series) · Acclaim Books · 1997 · ISBN 9781578400447
- Frankenstein (Classics) · Marvel Bks. · 1990 · ISBN 9781854002327
- Frankenstein · McPhersons Printing · 1990 · ISBN 9781875481156
- Frankenstein · Tom Doherty Assoc Llc · 1989 · ISBN 9780812504576
- Frankenstein · Bantam Classics · 1984 · ISBN 9780553211726
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