Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Dr. Josie Billington (Paperback, 2016)

Name: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Dr. Josie Billington (Paperback, 2016)
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\u201CThere never was a wilder story imagined,\u201D wrote one reviewer on the first publication of Frankenstein in 1818: \u201Cwe do not well see why it should have been written.\u201D The admiring Sir Walter Scott felt that Frankenstein\u2019s \u201Cunexpected and fearful events\u2026 shook a little even our firm nerves\u201D. The prophetic power of novel\u2019s imagery in reflecting the dehumanising effects of science, technology, empire, business and the mass media has never abated. Writing in 2002, Jay Clayton said: \u201CAs a cautionary tale, Frankenstein has had an illustrious career; virtually every catastrophe of the last two centuries \u2013 revolution, rampant industrialism, epidemics, famines, World War 1, Nazism, nuclear holocaust, clone, replicants and robots \u2013 has been symbolized by Shelley\u2019s monster. Perhaps more than any other\n\nThe Connell Guide To Mary Shelley's Frankenstein\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free ;