{"product_id":"frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus-1818-edition","title":"Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus. 1818 edition.","description":"\u003cp\u003eShelley's mold-breaking and genre-creating \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e hasn't been out of print since its first publication in 1818, though the story of science and dark melodrama has been reconfigured and reanimated many times over the years--in shadowy cinematic style in the 1930s; comedic, loveable boob-tube style in the 1960s; marvelously illustrated comic form in the 1970s; and even as a sweet treat children's cereal, evoking grunts and laughter, rather than shrieks of terror. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis printing returns the tale to its original form, uniting the three anonymously published volumes here in the \u003cem\u003eBooksellers Preferred Edition\u003c\/em\u003e. This version of the story, before the softening by Shelley in her 1831 revision, tells the tale of god-like aspirations and too-human failings, of the ache of longing to belong and relentless isolation, of family, of the emerging ethics of science and the often cruel realities of nature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a story of rage, cowardness, inspiration, creation, and mortality. The kind of story that remains relevant for centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by bookseller and author Mark Teppo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing illustrations by Seattle-based bookseller-artists that help to flesh out this classic tale of a scientist and his creation in whimsical, spooky, and emotive ways.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertvolta Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943430947047,"sku":"9781609441241","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_4d6575f2-bb22-4e53-9fe1-0d6ee00aa0c3.jpg?v=1775322317","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus-1818-edition","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}