{"product_id":"frankenstein-henry-bugalho-9798246257272","title":"Frankenstein: The 1831 Definitive Edition (Mary Shelley's Gothic Masterpiece with Original Preface)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Shelley's definitive vision of her gothic masterpiece-the 1831 edition she revised and perfected.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1831, thirteen years after \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e first shocked readers, Mary Shelley revisited her creation. She refined the prose, deepened Victor's tragic arc, and added something readers had long demanded: the story behind the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes Shelley's famous 1831 Preface\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a nineteen-year-old girl come to write one of the most influential novels in history? In her preface, Shelley finally revealed the answer: a stormy summer in Geneva, a ghost-story competition with Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, and a waking nightmare that would become literary legend. This preface alone makes the 1831 edition essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a new critical afterword by Henry Bugalho\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition features an original afterword by philosopher and writer Henry Bugalho, exploring what lies beneath the novel's surface: the Promethean myth that Shelley both inherits and fractures, the three fathers who fail to protect, the creature who is never given a name, and the question the novel cannot answer-who is the real monster, the abandoned or the abandoner?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy the 1831 text matters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e that shaped two centuries of readers, filmmakers, and writers. The edition Mary Shelley chose to represent her work. The version she revised with the wisdom of experience-smoothing rough edges, clarifying themes, transforming a brilliant first novel into a polished classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's included\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis carefully formatted edition presents the complete, unabridged 1831 text with the author's original preface and a critical afterword. Clean, modern formatting for comfortable reading on any device. No missing chapters, no scanning errors-just Shelley's gothic masterpiece as she intended it to be read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders experiencing \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents seeking the most widely taught edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFans of gothic fiction, horror classics, and Romantic literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone curious about how Mary Shelley created her monster-and what she was really saying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo centuries later, the questions Shelley raised remain urgent: What do we owe to what we create? What makes a monster? And who is the real villain of this story?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead the edition Mary Shelley called her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Bugalho,Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798246257272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Henry Bugalho","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48218014810367,"sku":"9798246257272","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a2af21e-b62e-4ee5-b126-b3460f6e5b4d.jpg?v=1772000882","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/frankenstein-henry-bugalho-9798246257272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}