The Transformation (Fantasy and Horror Classics) - Couverture souple

Shelley, Mary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1447404475 ISBN 13 : 9781447404477

Editeur : Read Books, 2011

Synopsis

Mary Shelley wrote 'The Transformation' having been challenged by Lord Byron to pen an original ghost story. Eighteen months later, it became the classic novel, Frankenstein. The original tale provides fascinating insight into the story's genesis and beginnings. Many of the horror stories of monsters and ghouls, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Having squandered his wealth, Guido returns to claim the hand of the celestial Juliet, but finds himself censured by her father. Petulant at his chastisement, his Byronic temperament gets the better of him: he is punished with banishment. Plotting his revenge, he witnesses a mighty tempest, and from the raging sea emerges a strange figure. Initially repelled by the dwarfish form before him, the true horror soon strikes him: he and the dwarf are one. As their identities become increasingly merged, 'Transformation' takes its place in the history of Doppelganger literature.

Revue de presse

'Demonstrate[s] conclusively that horror as such didn't interest [Shelley] profoundly: for her, fiction was more about ideas than sensations' --The New York Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Read Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1447404475
• ISBN 13: 9781447404477
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 38
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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