Making the monster : the science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein / Kathryn Harkup.
Making the monster : the science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein / Kathryn Harkup.
Making the monster : the science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein / Kathryn Harkup.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2018.
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G 2018/2323
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Language
English
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Physical content
304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
part 1. Conception. Enlightenment ; Development ; Elopement ; Nascent -- part 2. Creation. Education ; Inspiration ; Collection ; Preservation ; Construction ; Electrification ; Reanimation -- part 3. Birth. Life ; Death -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Timeline of events.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2018.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
The year 1818 saw the publication of one of the most influential science-fiction stories of all time. Frankenstein: Or, Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley had a huge impact on gothic horror and science fiction genres. The name Frankenstein has become part of our everyday language, often used in derogatory terms to describe scientists who have overst...
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Making the monster : the science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein / Kathryn Harkup.
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General note
The Bloomsbury Sigma series ; book 31
"From the author of A is for Arsenic"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index.
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©2018
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G 2018/2323
Record Identifier
74VKVo6aajdl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVo6aajdl
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ISBN
1472933745 (trade paperback)
9781472933737 (hardback)
1472933737 (hardback)
9781472933744 (trade paperback)
DDC
823.7
MMS ID
991024165689702626
