Frankenstein

Mary Shelley author Guillermo Del Toro editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:3rd Oct '13

Should be back in stock very soon

Frankenstein cover

Part of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by Academy award-winning director Guillermo del Toro.

In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor himself to the very brink. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship ...and horror.The epic battle between man and monster reaches its greatest pitch in the famous story of Frankenstein. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor himself to the very brink. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship . . . and horror.

Praise for Penguin Horror Classics:

“The new Penguin Horror editions, selected by Guillermo del Toro, feature some of the best art-direction (by Paul Buckley) I've seen in a cover in quite some time.” – Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing

"Each cover does a pretty spectacular job of evoking the mood of the title in bold, screenprint-style iconography." – Dan Solomon, Fast Company

ISBN: 9780143122333

Dimensions: 216mm x 148mm x 32mm

Weight: 498g

352 pages