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　　Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is part of the Barnes Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordableprices to the student and the general reader, including newscholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully craftedextras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes Noble Classics:
　　New introductions commissioned from today's top writers andscholars
　　Biographies of the authors
　　Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, andcultural events
　　Footnotes and endnotes
　　Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books,plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by thework
　　Comments by other famous authors

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is part of the Barnes &
Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable
prices to the student and the general reader, including new
scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted
extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes &
Noble Classics: 
　　New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and
scholars 
　　Biographies of the authors 
　　Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and
cultural events 
　　Footnotes and endnotes 
　　Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books,
plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the
work 
　　Comments by other famous authors 
　　Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and
expectations 
　　Bibliographies for further reading 
　　Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate 
　　All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior
specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest.
Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of
influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each
reader's understanding of these enduring works.　　 
　　 　 
　　Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only
eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a
cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells
the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein.
Obsessed with discovering "the cause of generation and life" and
"bestowing animation upon lifeless matter," Frankenstein assembles
a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life,
he recoils in horror at the creature?s hideousness. Tormented by
isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil
and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator,
Frankenstein. 
　　 
　　Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of
both the horror and science fiction genres, not only tells a
terrifying story, but also raises rofound, disturbing questions
about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the
cosmos: What does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we
have to each other? How far can we go in tampering with Nature? In
our age, filled with news of organ donation genetic engineering,
and bio-terrorism, these questions are more relevant than
ever. 
　　　　 
　　Karen Karbiener received a Ph.D. from Columbia University and
currently teaches literature at New York University.

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