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Mary Shelley: Frankenstein

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open!' Written when Mary Shelley was only nineteen-years old, this chilling tale of a young scientist's…

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Mary Shelley was not yet twenty years old when she wrote this classic tale of a scientist’s attempt to create a new noble species – an experiment which instead produces a monster. Frankenstein is here presented in the 2nd, revised edition of 1831 and includes an analysis of the most recent criticism on Shelley’s science fiction masterpiece, as well as an extensive filmography.

Mary Shelley: Penguin Active Reading 3: Frankenstein

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Frankenstein is probably the most famous horror story in the world. Victor Frankenstein is a young scientist who creates a monster from parts of dead bodies. At first the monster looks for love and wants to be kind. But soon, he learns to hate people and becomes evil. Frankenstein has learnt how to create life. But will this life destroy him?

Mary Shelley: Oxford Bookworms Library 3: Frankenstein

Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: Victor Frankenstein thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new 'man'. But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him — even Frankenstein himself! The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he is so strong, the next thing he learns is how to…

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: A retold version of one of the most famous and inventive horror stories ever written.

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: A fascination with science and the aspiration to understand the mysteries of creation lead Victor Frankenstein to create life from death. But the results are not what he expects and his rejection of his monstrous creation causes dire consequences for himself and all the people he cares about.

Mary Shelley: Vintage Monsters: Frankenstein and Sexing the Cherry

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: »Vintage Monsters» is a limited edition gift pack which consists of beautifully designed separate volumes of «Frankenstein» by Mary Shelley and Jeanette Winterson's «Sexing the Cherry». «Vintage Monsters» is just one of ten «Vintage Classic Twins» to collect. Each twin consists of two books: a specially designed limited edition of one modern classic title and one established classic work. The…

Mary Shelley: The Last Man

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: »The Last Man» is Mary Shelley's apocalyptic fantasy of the end of human civilisation. Set in the late twenty-first century, the novel unfolds a sombre and pessimistic vision of mankind confronting inevitable destruction. Interwoven with her futuristic theme, Mary Shelley incorporates idealised portraits of Shelley and Byron, yet rejects Romanticism and its faith in art and nature. Mary…

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate «reader friendly» type sizes have been chosen for each title — offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of Frankenstein…

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Begun when the author was only eighteen and conceived from a nightmare, «Frankenstein», is the deeply disturbing story of a monstrous creation which has terrified and chilled readers since its first publication in 1818. The novel has thus seared its way into the popular imagination while establishing itself as one of the pioneering works of modern science fiction.

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: A fascination with science and the aspiration to understand the mysteries of creation lead Victor Frankenstein to create life from death. But the results are not what he expects and his rejection of his monstrous creation causes dire consequences for himself and all the people he cares about.

Mary Shelley: Voices from Inside (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: A stimulating selection of extracts from important works and short stories by major authors of the 19th and 20th centuries – Mary Shelley, Emily Brontë, R. L. Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and George Orwell – which aims to improve students’ linguistic competence and introduce them to concepts of literary analysis through a wide range of activities. Each…