{"product_id":"the-casebook-of-victor-frankenstein-9780307473776","title":"The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003cbr\u003eProvidence Journal Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the incomparable Peter Ackroyd: a brilliant re-imagination of the classic tale that has enthralled readers for nearly two centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictor Frankenstein, a researcher, and the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley form an unlikely friendship as first-years at Oxford. Shelley challenges the conventionally religious Frankenstein to consider his atheistic notions of creation and life--concepts that become an obsession for the young scientist. As Victor begins conducting anatomical experiments to reanimate the dead, he at first uses corpses supplied by the coroner. But these specimens prove imperfect for Victor's purposes... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with the literary lights of the day, including Percy Shelley, Godwin, Lord Byron, and Mary Shelley herself, and penned in period-perfect voice, \u003ci\u003eThe Casebook of Victor Frankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to become a classic of the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Ackroyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307473776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Ackroyd\u003c\/b\u003e is a master of the historical novel: \u003ci\u003eThe Last Testament of Oscar Wilde\u003c\/i\u003e won the Somerset Maugham Award; \u003ci\u003eHawksmoor\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded both the Whitbread Novel of the Year and the Guardian Fiction Prize; and \u003ci\u003eChatterton\u003c\/i\u003e was short-listed for the Booker Prize. His most recent historical novel is \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Troy\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLondon: The Biography, Shakespeare: The Biography, Thames: The Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, and Ackroyd's Brief Lives series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43332462248051,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":24.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_cab54cdf-af81-435c-85b5-4b611836b835.jpg?v=1754656937","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-casebook-of-victor-frankenstein-9780307473776","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}