Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

Summary: A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical background of the story.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1994

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC SHE

Hoobler, Dorothy.

Summary: "The Monsters tells the story of the real-life characters surrounding the creation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Drawing on private diaries, personal letters, and contemporary accounts, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler have crafted a spectacular narrative of artistic creation and personal destruction. They reveal not just the true origins of two of the most famous monsters in popular culture, but...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.7 HOO

Summary: Baron Frankenstein is blackmailed by Dr. Praetorious into reviving his monster and building a mate for it.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios 1999

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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR BRI

Summary: Tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during child birth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a creature which Frankenstein has put together from the remains of corpses. The creature turns into a monster when Dr. Frankenstein rejects him. Sticking close to the original...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2004

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FRA