Mary Shelley - Books and biography

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, generally known as Frankenstein, is a novel written by the British author Mary Shelley. The title of the novel refers to a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who...

Quando Mary Shelley scrisse questo celebre romanzo, intorno al 1816, aveva appena 19 anni. 'Frankenstein', dopo una seconda stesura datata 1831, è diventato immortale come romanzo gotico e come figura...

Weird - racconto (20 pagine) - Un racconto che è un viaggio nell'anima della madre di FrankensteinMary Shelley dipinge un quadro misterioso. Un quadro attraverso il quale il lettore potrà compiere un...

Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus, written by English author Mary Shelley, tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment....

After a long series of civil dissension--after many battles, whose issue involved the fate of thousands--after the destruction of nearly all the English nobility in the contest between the two Roses,...

An der Universität Ingolstadt entwickelt der talentierte Naturwissenschaftler Viktor Frankenstein die Idee, eine künstliche Kreatur zu schaffen. Aus Leichenteilen stückelt er ein neues Wesen zusammen....

In the flattest and least agreeable part of the county of Essex, about five miles from the sea, is situated a village or small town, which may be known in these pages by the name of Longfield. Longfield...

In the title story, a knight living alone in his isolated mountain fortress shows hospitality toward two pilgrims who appear from the mountains seeking shelter. Entreated to tell them of his sorrow, the...

Em "Frankenstein", Mary Shelley tece uma história arrebatadora e sombria sobre a ambição desmedida e as consequências implacáveis da ciência sem limites. Victor Frankenstein, um jovem cientista obcecado...

Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne est un roman épistolaire publié anonymement le 1 janvier 1818 par Mary Shelley, et traduit pour la première fois en français par Jules Saladin, en 1821. Victor Frankenstein,...

Falkner (1837) is the penultimate book published by the author Mary Shelley. Like Shelley's earlier novel Lodore (1835), it charts a young woman's education under a tyrannical father figure. Mary Wollstonecraft...

In Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein (Gothic Classic - The Uncensored 1818 Edition)', readers are transported into a world of science, ambition, and the consequences of playing God. Through the haunting tale...

"Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a grotesque, sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Frankenstein is infused...

Mary Shelley's collection of novels, starting with her groundbreaking work 'Frankenstein,' showcases her unique literary style and exploration of themes such as the consequences of playing god, the complexities...

Mary Shelley's Valperga is a captivating historical novel set in 14th-century Italy, intertwining political intrigue, romance, and the struggle for power. The vivid descriptions and atmospheric settings...

Falkner charts a young woman's education under a tyrannical father figure. As a six-year-old orphan, Elizabeth Raby prevents Rupert Falkner from committing suicide; Falkner then adopts her and brings...

This carefully crafted ebook: "Frankenstein (The Uncensored 1818 Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is the...

Lodore focuses on the microcosm of the family. The central story follows the fortunes of the wife and daughter of the title character, Lord Lodore, who is killed in a duel, leaving a trail of legal, financial,...

This five-volume work consists in biographies of the most important writers and thinkers of their time, since 14th until 19th century. Most of them were written by the Romantic writer Mary Shelley. Her...

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is the original 1818 'Uncensored' Edition of Frankenstein as first published anonymously in 1818. This original version is much more true to the spirit of the author's...

"I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel." Immerse yourself in a haunting exploration of ambition and isolation, where the thirst for creation leads to tragedy and the quest for understanding...

On her deathbed, Mathilda writes a letter to her only friend, revealing the dark secret of her past, a secret so shameful, she can only manage it now because her time is running out. Written between 1819...

Guido il Cortese is a young man who inherits a fortune from his father. He is about to marry Juliet, the daughter of one of his father’s friends. Before the wedding was to take place, Guido decided to...

Victor Frankenstein is a young scientist who artificially creates a human being. His expectations are however far from reality as is Creation is so monstrous that it cannot fit into human society. This...

Winzy is a young man who is desperately in love with a girl named Bertha. He is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her, even to reluctantly accept an employment offer by the alchemist Cornelius Agrippa....

Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne est un roman fantastique de Mary Shelley. Il relate la création par un jeune savant suisse, Victor Frankenstein, d'un être vivant assemblé avec des parties de chairs...

Told in the form of a series of letters ‘Frankenstein’ follows a young and charismatic Victor Frankenstein as he attempts to make his mark on the world of science. Taking a number of body parts from various...

LES GRANDS TEXTES DU XIXe SIÈCLE16 juin 1816. L'orage gronde. Dans une ville cachée au milieu des arbres, sur les bords riants du lac de Genève, une petite société s'ennuie. Il y a deux poètes, Byron...

Brilliant, driven Victor Frankenstein has at last realised his greatest ambition. The scientist has succeeded in creating intelligent life. But when his creature first stirs, Frankenstein realises he...

In the groundbreaking 1818 edition of "Frankenstein," Mary Shelley weaves a complex narrative that explores the boundaries of human ambition, the ethical implications of scientific advancement, and the...