<p>Shelley&rsquo;s mold-breaking and genre-creating <em>Frankenstein</em> hasn&rsquo;t been out of print since its first&nbsp; publication in 1818, though the story of science and dark melodrama has been reconfigured and reanimated many times over the years&mdash;in shadowy cinematic style in the 1930s; comedic, loveable boob-tube style in the 1960s; marvelously illustrated comic form in the 1970s; and even as a sweet treat children&rsquo;s cereal, evoking grunts and laughter, rather than shrieks of terror.&nbsp;</p><p>This printing returns the tale to its original form, uniting the three anonymously published volumes here in the <em>Booksellers Preferred Edition</em>. This version of the story, before the softening by Shelley in her 1831 revision, tells the tale of god-like aspirations and too-human failings, of the ache of longing to belong and relentless isolation, of family, of the emerging ethics of science and the often cruel realities of nature.&nbsp;</p><p>It&rsquo;s a story of rage, cowardness, inspiration, creation, and mortality. The kind of story that remains relevant for centuries.&nbsp;</p><p>With an introduction by bookseller and author Mark Teppo.</p><p>Featuring illustrations by Seattle-based bookseller-artists that help to flesh out this classic tale of a scientist and his creation in whimsical, spooky, and emotive ways.</p>