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Frankenstein Deep Dive

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein had a short release in theaters and will be available on Netflix starting November 7th. Read the novel itself, learn about Mary Shelley and the novel's inception, or examine the larger cultural impact of the work with items from this list!

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  • Frankenstein

    Or the Modern Prometheus

    Shelley, Mary
    eBook
    eBook, Duke Classics
  • ". . . Two centuries after the first publication of Frankenstein, Klinger revives Shelley's gothic masterpiece by reproducing her original text with the most lavishly illustrated and comprehensively annotated edition to date."
    Book, 2017New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2017] — 823.7 Shelley
  • Graphic Novel Adaptation
    Graphic Novel, 2013Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, 2013. — GRAPHIC Sierra Sergio
  • Classic Starts Juvenile Fiction Adaptation
    Book, 2006New York : Sterling Pub., c2006. — J FICTION Shelley Mary
  • Manga Adaptation
    Graphic Novel, 2020Richmond Hill : Manga Classics, Inc, [2020] — GRAPHIC Chandler M.
  • The Treasury of the Fantastic

    Romanticism to Early Twentieth Century Literature

    Includes The Immortal Mortal by Mary Shelley "The fantastic, the supernatural, the poetic, and the macabre entwine in this incomparable culmination of storytelling. Imaginative stories of wit and intelligence weave through vivid landscapes that are…
    Book, 2013San Francisco : Tachyon, [2013] — FICTION Treasury
  • Romantic Outlaws

    the Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley

    Gordon, Charlotte
    Nonfiction Biography ". . . seamlessly weaves their lives together in back and forth narratives, taking readers on a vivid journey across Revolutionary France and Victorian England, from the Italian seaports to the highlands of Scotland, in a book…
    Book, 2015New York : Random House, [2015] — 828.609 Gordon 04/2015
  • Mary's Monster

    Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein

    Judge, Lita,
    Nonfiction Biography "A free verse biography of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, featuring over 300 pages of black-and-white watercolor illustrations."
    Book, 2018New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2018. — TEEN BIO SHELLEY M. Judge
  • Frankenstein Lives

    the Legacy of the World's Most Famous Monster

    Ruditis, Paul,
    Nonfiction "This visual guide includes photos of Shelley's manuscript pages, Boris Karloff on set as the Creature in the 1931 film, and much more! Frankenstein Lives brings the history to life. . ."
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Castle Books, 2025. — 791.4367 Ruditis
  • Frankenstein

    How a Monster Became An Icon, the Science and Enduring Allure of Mary Shelley's Creation

    Nonfiction "In its popular and cultural weight and its expression of the ethical issues raised by the advance of science, physicist Sidney Perkowitz and film expert Eddy Von Mueller have brought together scholars and scientists, artists and…
    Book, 2018New York : Pegasus Books, [2018] — 823.7 Frankens 01/2018
  • Nonfiction "This is a lively and eclectic cultural history, illuminated with dozens of pictures and illustrations, and told with skill and humor. Susan Tyler Hitchcock uses film, literature, history, science, and even punk music to help us…
    Book, 2007New York : W.W. Norton, c2007. — 823.7 Hitchcoc 11/2007
  • Young Frankenstein

    a Mel Brooks Book : the Story of the Making of the Film

    Brooks, Mel, 1926-
    Nonfiction 'Discusses all the players, filming, and studio antics during the production of "Young Frankenstein" and includes hundreds of photos, original interviews, and humorous commentary.'
    Book, 2016New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2016. — 791.4372 Brooks 10/2016
  • Courtesy of fellow library staff, Matt! "Mary Shelley wrote the seminal text, then revised it several times. Over the next two hundred odd years a bunch of other creators took her idea and put their twist on it. Also "Frankenstein" is the name of…
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