Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus great american reads Author/Contributor(s): Whitehead

Author/Contributor(s): Whitehead

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Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus great american reads Author/Contributor(s): WhiteheadAuthor Contributor(s): Shelley, Mary; Steiner, Wendy Publisher: Modern Library Date: 1 26 1999 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW Introduction by Wendy Steiner Nominated as one of Americas best loved novels by PBSs The Great American Read At the age of eighteen, Mary Shelley, while staying in the Swiss Alps with her lover Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and others, conceived the tale of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the monster he brings to life. The