Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years Celebrates the Legacy of Mary Shelley’s Creation
In 1818, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was released as a three-volume edition of 500 copies. Since then, it has grown into one of the most recognizable stories, proving its timeless relevancy through film, video games, books, comics, and more.
To celebrate the legacy of Shelley’s creation, author Christopher Frayling’s book Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years will be coming out on October 31st. Including, “…new, in-depth research on the novel’s origins and a facsimile reprint of the earliest-known manuscript version of the creation scene“, Frayling writes that the book was, “…a new kind of literary fiction, one which fused serious philosophical musings with an exciting story.”
About the author:
Christopher Frayling is a recognised authority on Gothic fiction and horror movies. His study of Vampyres (1978, 1990, 2016), and his classic four-part television series Nightmare: The Birth of Horror (1996) have helped to move Gothic horror from margin to mainstream. His interest was sparked by watching Hammer Films in the late 1950s, when he was far too young . . . a misspent youth. Christopher is an award-winning broadcaster and writer. He was Rector of London’s Royal College of Art from 1996 to 2009, the world’s only entirely postgraduate university of art and design, and was also Chairman of the Arts Council of England. He was Professor of Cultural History at the RCA for over 30 years and is now Professor Emeritus. Christopher was knighted in the year 2000 for ‘services to art and design education’.
You can pre-order your copy via Amazon.
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