FRANKENSTEIN - Cambridge Literature

The novel is a remarkable achievement of a young woman still in her teenage years and this edition of Mary Shelley's visionary work explores its many possible layers of meaning. Science, horror and pathos are compounded to form an explosive combination... This book is part of Cambridge Literature, is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. It includes novels, poetry, short stories, and essays. The series is extensive and open-ended, and provides school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread. It includes writing in English from various genres and differing times. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is edited by David Stevens, Secondary English PGCE Course Tutor at the University of Durham.