Frankenstein (Painted Editions) - (Harper Muse Classics: Painted Editions) by Mary Shelley

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Book Synopsis

Frankenstein, the frightening classic tale, is now available in an affordable softcover edition, featuring striking hand-painted cover art from Laci Fowler and distinctive interior design elements, making it ideal for classic fiction lovers, readers in high-school or college literature courses, and fans of annual reading challenges and "Required Reading" lists.

Beloved by horror fans across the globe, Frankenstein explores the terror of what happens when humanity plays God. This time-honored classic is now available as an exclusive collector's edition.

Whether you're buying it as a gift or for yourself, this remarkable edition features:

• A beautiful softcover featuring Laci Fowler's distinctive hand-painted art.
• Decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes throughout.
• Part of a 4-volume collection including The Great Gatsby, Jane Eyre, and Little Women.

Shattered by grief, the unstable Victor Frankenstein conducts a bizarre experiment, using electricity to shock inanimate matter and create an enormous man-like monster. Terrified by his own actions, Victor abandons his creation to the wilderness. Years later, the intelligent and hideous Creature finds his creator and demands his right to happiness. A tragedy of murderous rage and the fatal consequences of revenge, Mary Shelley's iconic novel has been terrifying readers since the nineteenth century. Exploring the dark themes of birth and creation, loneliness, ambition, and the destructive power of revenge, this unique collector's edition presents Shelley's frightening tale of otherworldly adventures in a giftable and affordable new way.