Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
1) Frankenstein
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When a creature assembled from the bodies of dead convicts and the brain of a brilliant scientist realizes he is rejected by society, he goes on a rampage seeking revenge on the doctor who gave him life but refuses to give him a companion to share it. Horrified by the monster he has created, Frankenstein is consumed by the need to hunt down and destroy his creation.
2) The last man
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In a haunting vision of the future, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's 'The Last Man' transports readers to a world ravaged by a relentless plague, where humanity's resilience is tested against the backdrop of a crumbling civilization. Set in the late 21st century, the novel follows Lionel Verney, an outsider who rises to prominence amidst the chaos, as he navigates love, loss, and the struggle for survival in a world teetering on the brink of extinction....
3) Mathilda
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Project Gutenberg
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Mary Shelley's shocking, tragic, and some say autobiographical tale of incestuous love. Confined to her deathbed, Mathilda narrates the story of her life. It is a tale of sweeping emotion, shameful secrets, and wretched love. Her mother having died in childbirth, Mathilda is raised by her aunt until the age of sixteen, at which point she happily returns home to live with her father. But he turns deeply melancholic when a young suitor begins to visit...
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Frankenstein is the most famous novel by Mary Shelley: a dark Faustian parable of science misused that was an immediate success on its publication in 1818. Purporting to be the record of an explorer, it tells of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but wayward student of science, who builds a human from dead flesh. Horrified by what he has done, he abandons his creation. The creature, an outcast for his horrific appearance, learns language and becomes...
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In 'Tales and Stories,' Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley weaves a captivating tapestry of human experience, exploring the depths of emotion, the complexities of identity, and the eternal struggle between ambition and morality.
Through a collection of short stories, Shelley crafts narratives that traverse the boundaries of reality and imagination, inviting readers into worlds where the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
Her characters, rich in depth and...
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"An audacious new novel about the bodies we live in and the bodies we desire In Brexit Britain, a young transgender doctor called Ry is falling in love - against their better judgement - with Victor Stein, a celebrated professor leading the public debate around AI. Meanwhile, Ron Lord, just divorced and living with Mum again, is set to make his fortune launching a new generation of sex dolls for lonely men everywhere. Across the Atlantic, in Phoenix,...
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Oxford University Press
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The most celebrated horror story ever written. The dreadful tale of Victor Frankenstein, a visionary young student of natural philosophy, who discovers the secret of life. In the grip of his obsession he constructs and animates a creature from dead body parts - with catastrophic results.
13) Frankenstein
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"Una lúgubre noche de noviembre, el joven científico Victor Frankenstein desafía a la naturaleza dando vida a una criatura espantosa. Horrorizado por la fealdad de su propia creación, Frankenstein abandona al monstruo a su suerte. Pero la criatura sobrevive y removerá cielo e infierno para vengarse de su creador..." -- Amazon.com.
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself...
14) M is for monster
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Abrams ComicArts Surely
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2022.
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A scientist attempts to bring her younger sister back to life with unexpected results in this Frankenstein-inspired graphic novel about ghosts, identity, and family. When Doctor Frances Ai's younger sister Maura died in a tragic accident six months ago, Frances swore she would bring her back to life. However, the creature that rises from the slab is clearly not Maura. This girl, who chooses the name M, doesn't remember anything about Maura's life...
15) Frankenslime
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Feiwel and Friends
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2021.
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Victoria and her assistant, her dog Igor, set out to make amazing slime, but one night their creation unexpectedly comes to life.
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Liveright Publishing Corporation
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[2017]
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"'Remarkably, a nineteen-year-old, writing her first novel, penned a tale that combines tragedy, morality, social commentary, and a thoughtful examination of the very nature of knowledge,' writes ... author Leslie S. Klinger in his foreword to The New Annotated Frankenstein. Despite its undeniable status as one of the most influential works of fiction ever written, Mary Shelley's novel is often reductively dismissed as the wellspring for tacky monster...
19) Frankenstein
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Manga Classics, Inc
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[2020]
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Manga adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic horror tale of a young man's obsession with creating life--and the horrors unleashed when he succeeds.
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VIZ Media
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[2018]
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"Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the anguished and solitary monster--and the fouler beast who created him--to life with the brilliantly detailed chiaroscuro he is known for. Also included are six tales of Oshikiri--a high school student who lives in a decaying mansion connected to a haunted parallel world. Uncanny doppelgangers, unfortunately murdered friends, and a whole lot more are in...