Great addition to my folio collection next to Dracula.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
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There can be few books as well-known as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Adapted for stage, film and radio over 100 times, this chilling gothic tale is thought by some to be the very first science-fiction novel. Written in 1816, when Shelley was just 18, her story of a hideous monster of superhuman strength is indebted to contemporary scientific experiments and philosophical debates and is as thought-provoking as it is thrilling. Artist Angela Barrett has contributed eight ominously unsettling illustrations for our edition. Created in series with her remarkable illustrations for Dracula, each one is full of foreboding and set within an elaborate hand-drawn black-and-white border. Nine vignettes represent further aspects of the story, and Barrett’s work is completed with a striking binding design. Award-winning biographer Richard Holmes has contributed an exclusive introduction focusing on the scientific influences and cultural repercussions of the novel.
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FS brings the macabre Frankenstein experience to life, in a format that you can touch and feel in your hands.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Everything it was supposed to be.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Beautiful book - fair price.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 4
I am very impressed with the book overall, as expected, I especially like the illustrations, bought this in conjuction with Dracula, they belong together.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
My son always seems very pleased with the books he receives.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Very nicely made book with nice artwork inside and a pleasant slip case. Unfortunate is the lacklustre artwork which was used for the cover. Also the book, which is clearly made as a sister book to Dracula has only half as many illustrations as that one and yet costs the same price while also beeing about half as thin. Furthermore the description claims the book is bound in cloth, but it is really bound in buckram, not a bad thing; mind you, but still an error.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 4
Beautiful design, great quality. Sadly no editor's notes to make the book more accessible.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 4
A beautiful book that will be treasures. Wonderful gifts for book lovers.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
This is an absolutely must have.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
An enchanting story that makes it more powerful with the illustrations.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Amazing quality.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Christmas gift
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Fantastic quality of paper, binding, type, slipcase, illustrations. Adds to the enjoyment of reading the book!
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
This monster is beautiful.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
One of my four favorite books. FRANKENSTEIN pairs handsomely with my Folio Society’s DRACuLA.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Bindings, paper, artwork, and slip case are excellent.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
This book is all about the story and its history.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
A perfect classic book.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
I love that it is in series with Folio Society's recent publication of DRACULA with the same size, illustrator and format. It's time to do a new version of the tales of EDGAR ALLAN POE.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5