Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein dreams of creating life. As lighting flashes across the sky, his creature stirs. Will it be the perfect being he imagines, or a monster? Frankenstein is in Series Three of Usborne Young Reading, which combines good stories with easy reading text. Usborne Young Reading has been developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, Senior Lecturer at Roehampton University. Series One is for readers who have just started reading alone. Series Two is for readers who are growing in confidence. Series Three is for readers who are ready for longer stories. Based on the story by Mary Shelley, and retold by Rosie Dickins.