Mary Shelley: 327 books

Mary Shelley was an English writer best known for the classic gothic novel Frankenstein which has been adapted into film many times.  This edition of On Ghosts includes a table of contents. 

Mary Shelley was an English writer best known for the classic gothic novel Frankenstein which has been adapted into film many times.  This edition of The Evil Eye includes a table of contents. 

The opening scene of this tale took place in a little village on the southern coast of Cornwall. Treby (by that name we choose to designate a spot, whose true one, for several reasons, will not be given,) was, indeed, rather a hamlet than a village, although, being at the sea-side, there were two...

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 learns how to create life and creates a being in the likeness of man, but larger than average and...

QUESTO LIBRO È A LAYOUT FISSO Pubblicato nel 1918, Frankenstein ha gettato le basi della moderna fantascienza. Il giovane Viktor Frankenstein si reca all’Università di Ingostadt coltivando l’utopia della creazione di un essere umano più intelligente e longevo. Dopo notti insonni, ripetute...

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 stereotipica dell'immaginario orrorifico, tanto da essere uno dei soggetti più trattati in ambito...

Tragedia dell’io diviso, epigono dei macchinosi orrori gotici e insieme precursore della fiaba fantascientifica, Frankenstein è tutto questo e molto di più, giacché ancora non è stata coniata definizione sintetica che possa esaurirne la complessità e la fecondità fantastica. Scritta da un’esordiente...

Mary Shelley comecou a escrever Frankenstein quando tinha apenas dezoito anos. Simultaneamente um thriller gotico, um romance apaixonado e um conto de advertencia sobre os perigos da ciencia, Frankenstein conta a historia do estudante de ciencias Victor Frankenstein. Obcecado em descobrir a origem da...

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 and 1820, author Mary Shelley unfortunately never saw this novella published. Though he enjoyed...

THE other nations of Europe were yet immersed in barbarism, when Italy, where the light of civilization had never been wholly eclipsed, began to emerge from the darkness of the ruin of the Western Empire, and to catch from the East the returning rays of literature and science. At the beginning of...

En el desapacible verano de 1816, cerca de Ginebra, un grupo de viajeros ingleses entretenía las lluviosas tardes alpinas leyendo relatos de terror en la famosa villa Diodati. Los famosos poetas lord Byron y Percy B. Shelley, junto a sus jóvenes amantes, se entregaron a un juego literario que consistía...

This volume contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names: Asquith, Cynthia: “The Corner Shop” Benson, E. F.: “Caterpillars” Benson, E. F.: “The Face” Bierce, Ambrose: “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” Bierce, Ambrose: “The Middle Toe of the...

Who doesn't love a bit of surprise, danger, eerie atmosphere, and just the right hint of romance! So, here's presenting to you our best ever gothic collection, with all the well known classics, all the hidden gems, and lots of surprises for all the fans of chills, darkness and mystery out there. Also,...

"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 with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement. At the same time, it...