Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Penguin Classics)

All my life I thought the movie was the book. Nothing like the movies. This book is amazing and to think that Mary wrote this as a young woman and before all this technology we have today This is a master piece!

This is a Penguin Classics edition from 2018, which has a bare penguin as a logo, instead of the classic logo with the penguin inside an orange oval.

I was listening to the audiobook and reading at the same time and the kindle edition is missing like 2/3 of chapter 7. Other than that this story is beautifully written.

I first read Frankenstein in my mid-twenties one-hundred years ago. I read the Bantam edition and I don't remember if that was the 1818 version or the 1831 revised version. It's fun to read the originally published version because I think it's the truest thing to Mary Shelley's original concept, before the backlash of critics when she then felt she had to alter some of the stories and add things to please the conservative minds that might have deemed many of her concepts as amoral. So this version by Penguin Classics stating which version it is is nice. On that note, I must say that I wish, and this is just a nit-picky thing, that Penguin Classics would up the size of their font just a little. With this new edition and new artwork on the cover, I was hoping to see a new and improved font size, but no. Or, if it is, it's still very small to me. Beyond the font size, I will say, that this version has a lot of wonderful extras to it. Not only does it come with Charlotte Gordon's introduction, but also an essay by Charles E. Robinson on how one should read a novel like Frankenstein (as it tackles many vast subjects), then there's Mary's Shelley's introduction to the 1831 version, excerpts from The King James Bible, Genisis and the Creation of Eve, a poem by Lord Byron, a letter from Mary Shelley, excerpts from Shelley's mother, Mary Wollstonecraft's book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, and an entry from Shelley's diary. All in all, it's a wonderful addition to one of the greatest novels ever written! Do I wish that the font was more reader-friendly? Yes, but beyond that, it's a great deal for the price and it's a book that everyone should read at least once in their lifetime. The themes and story still hold up today. And the Penguin Classics edition has a lot of wonderful extra material for you to enjoy.

Bought for school. Served its purpose. Good price.

I really liked the product and it has good quality and is very useful.

Frankenstein might be one of the most analyzed and reviewed books of all time. Whole books have been written about this book and its author Mary Shelley. I’m not a literary scholar so my review is going to be short and sweet. You can dig as deeply as you want to on your own time! My book club likes to read at least one classic per year and this year’s was Frankenstein. It was our October pick because it seemed the perfect month to review a book about a monster. Interestingly, there are two editions of Frankenstein. It was originally published in 1818. When it came out, people were aghast that an eighteen year old girl could conceive of such horrors and write about them – ladies being delicate flowers and all that. In 1831 a new edition was published that Shelley had revised from the 1818 version to make the book less shocking. Almost all of my book club buddies and I read the 1818 version published by Penguin Classics. Penguin included a short overview of Shelley’s life. She had quite an eventful one and several biographies about her have been written. Frankenstein was a lot different than I thought it would be. The monster wasn’t an inarticulate beast afraid of fire and being chased by villagers with torches. He was actually quite intelligent. Also, a fair amount of the story was about Dr. Frankenstein’s life independent of the monster. There was much to discuss about this book. We talked about Mary Shelley’s life and how it influenced Frankenstein. There were also many ethical issues to talk about, the first being is it okay for man to create life by means other than normal reproduction. Most everyone liked the book and our discussion went well over our one hour meeting time which hasn’t happened in the time that I’ve been a member. As far as classic literature goes, Frankenstein is accessible and easy to understand. I recommend it for anytime of the year but especially if you’re looking for a good Halloween read.

If all you know is the "modern" depictions of Frankenstein - this original will surprise you. The characters are developed well with one being able to see their comlexities - you see the the good, the not so good, thier personal struggles, and thier triumphs. A book not to be passed over.

Great audio book. Really helpful when teaching text.

Great storytelling, pacing, and atmospheric writing. Deservedly a classic!

Opera fondamentale nella letteratura romantica inglese

Leí la traducción de la edición de los 1830 hace 20 años, y este año, para conmemorar el 200 aniversario de su publicación, leí la versión original. No puedo afirmar cuál de las dos versiones es superior, mi memoria no es tan buena para recordar detalles de hace dos décadas (ni siquiera de hace dos semanas), lo que sí puedo decir es que esta segunda lectura me hizo llorar igual que la primera lectura... bueno, esta vez no tanto porque iba en el metro y hay que fingir que uno es un hombre rudo y malo para que no te empujen tanto. Absolutamente recomendable.

Comprei na promoção, ainda vou ler. Mas o envio foi imediato