From the incomparable Peter Ackroyd: a brilliant
re-imagination of the classic tale that has enthralled readers for
nearly two centuries.
Victor Frankenstein, a researcher, and the poet Percy
Bysshe Shelley form an unlikely friendship as first-years at
Oxford. Shelley challenges the conventionally religious
Frankenstein to consider his atheistic notions of creation and
life—concepts that become an obsession for the young scientist. As
Victor begins conducting anatomical experiments to reanimate the
dead, he at first uses corpses supplied by the coroner. But these
specimens prove imperfect for Victor’s purposes…
Filled with the literary lights of the day, including Percy
Shelley, Godwin, Lord Byron, and Mary Shelley herself, and penned
in period-perfect voice, The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein
is sure to become a classic of the twenty-first century.