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Publication: Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus

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  • Publication: Frankenstein, or, The Modern PrometheusPublication Record # 600067
  • Author: Mary W. Shelley
  • Date: 1931-00-00
  • Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
  • Pages: xiv+240
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Cover: Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus by Mach Tey
  • Notes:
    • Photoplay edition from the Universal Pictures movie directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff as the monster. Includes 6 full-page photos and one photo across a 2-page spread of Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory.
    • The cover painting portrays Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster and Mae Clark, as Elizabeth Frankenstein, in a swoon. (This may be the scene where the monster strangles Elizabeth.)
    • Title page credits the author as "Mary W. Shelley", as does the cover and spine. The front DJ flap calls her "Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley".
    • No publication date, or copyright date, listed. Date from WorldCat and from Heritage Auctions. Issued to coincide with the movie.
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