the epigenetic micro-evolution of finches, the nearly human genome and physical appearance of Chimpanzees, or the possibly inbred skeletal remains of “cavemen” who were almost certainly
Frankenstein Mary Shelley Buy From... Many readers know that this chilling classic was born out of a storytelling contest held among a group of writers, including Mary Shelley, her eventual husband, Percy Shelley, and the infamous Lord Byron. But you might not realize that Mary Shelley was on...
( create ) Frankenstein.8Frankenstein refuses to create a wife for him, the monster murders Frankenstein's brother, his best friend Clerval, and finally Frankenstein's new wife Elizabeth. The scientist chases the creature to the Arctic in order to destroy9(he), but he dies there.10the end ...
no short stories, no long poems – from any decade and in any language. Originally published in thematic supplements – love, crime, comedy, family and self, state of the nation, science fiction and fantasy, war and travel – they appear here for the first ...
Victor Frankenstein is a young Swiss student who resolves to assemble a body from dead parts and galvanise it into life. His "creature" is both superhuman and monstrous; shunned by humankind, it turns murderous and misanthropic. As well as an exploration of nature and nurture, the book can ...
Malone Dies by Samuel Beckett A Legacy by Sybille Bedford Herzog by Saul Bellow Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett G by John Berger Extinction by Thomas Bernhard Two Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles Any Human Heart by William Boyd ...