{"product_id":"frankenstein-wordsworth-empress-collection-9781840229264","title":"Frankenstein (Wordsworth Empress Collection)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrankenstein is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled and engrossed readers for two centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Mary Shelley, it is a story which she intended would ‘curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart.’ The tale is a superb blend of science fiction, mystery and thriller. Victor Frankenstein driven by the mad dream of creating his own creature, experiments with alchemy and science to build a monster stitched together from dead remains. Once the creature becomes a living breathing articulate entity, it turns on its maker and the novel darkens into tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reader is very quickly swept along by the force of the elegant prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multi-layered themes in the novel. Although first published in 1818, Shelley’s masterpiece still maintains a strong grip on the imagination and has been the inspiration for numerous horror movies, television and stage adaptations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition uses the 1831 version of the text and includes a new afterword by Dr Sally Minogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Mary Shelley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13 Mar 2026 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mary Shelley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57340862497146,"sku":"9781840229264","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781840229264.jpg?v=1790984947","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/frankenstein-wordsworth-empress-collection-9781840229264","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}