With his debut nearly two centuries ago, Dr. Frankenstein`s monster captured the popular imagination and never let go, haunting even those who have never read this classic of horror fiction. This specially adapted children`s edition retains all of the excitement of the original version yet makes the enduring Gothic fable accessible to youngsters. The brilliant scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein indulges his curiosity about the hidden laws of nature when he happens upon the secret to the animation of lifeless matter. Piecing together the detritus of butcher shops and dissecting rooms, the doctor fashions an eight-foot-tall creature whose loathsome appearance fills even his creator with repulsion. Abandoned by his maker, rejected with fear and disgust by everyone he encounters, the enraged and embittered monster goes on a murderous rampage, determined to destroy Frankenstein by striking at those closest to him. Since its 1817 publication, this incredible and imaginative...

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