Frankenstein: A Norton Critical Edition Paperback – September 8, 2021

This Norton Critical Edition of Frankenstein is a must-have for anyone studying or deeply interested in Mary Shelley's classic. The text is well-annotated and easy to follow, and the supplementary materials are incredibly valuable—offering historical context, critical essays, and interpretations that really enrich your understanding of the novel. Whether you're reading it for class or personal interest, this edition gives you everything you need to fully appreciate the themes, structure, and lasting impact of Frankenstein. Highly recommended!

Great classic, lovely book. Sent fast, pakcaged well. No complaints. Would buy again for this vendor!!

As described and the book arrived perfect with no damage I’m Using this book for college and I recommend the read! It’s really good!

Again, it's a book with pages in good condition.

No issues with the condition this arrived in, perfect condition. The 1818 version is the best version of Frankenstein, and the added material is great to have to better understand the context. If you're reading Frankenstein, purchase the Norton version.

The book is in great condition and arrived in a timely manner.

I have never read Frankenstein, but saw or heard parts of the story before, since I have an idea of what it is about generally. However the book is not what I expected, and it is a slow burn reader.....stick with it. The language is also different to how we speak now, but the good thing about this edition is the notes that helps to understand.

I have been teaching Frankenstein using the NCE for almost a decade, using the first and second editions. This year students came to class with the new third edition, and as I assigned essays, students told me they were not in the book. Sure enough, Anne Mellor's "Possessing Nature" is not included. Neither is Gilbert & Gubar's "Monstrous Eve"! Ellen Moers' "The Female Gothic" is only excerpted. I began to take a closer look. For some reason, there is more space given to _excerpted_ adaptations of Frankenstein than literary criticism about Frankenstein. There is a modern criticism section, which has some excellent inclusions, including excerpts from Young's Black Frankenstein, but virtually all the seminal criticisms that birthed these modern criticisms have been omitted.I have no choice but to take the NCE off my required reading list, and allow the students to purchase a less expensive 1818 Frankenstein, and I will have to provide students with these important criticisms on my own.