The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein by Peter Ackroyd

His hasty surprise ending may strike some readers as a cheat, though most will agree that his novel is a brilliant riff on ideas that have informed literary, horror and science fiction for nearly two centuries. Ackroyd laces his narrative intelligently with the Romantic ideals of Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, and deftly interweaves Victor's fictional travails with events of the well-known 1816 meeting between the poets that inspired Mary to draft her landmark story. Ackroyd, Peter The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein ISBN 13: 9780701183509 The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein Ackroyd, Peter 3. Outraged, the Keat creature shadows Victor as an avenging doppelg nger, bringing misery and death to those dearest to him. Victor Frankenstein, a researcher, and the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley form an unlikely friendship as first-years at Oxford. When Victor reanimates the body of acquaintance Jack Keat, he's so horrified at the implications of his Promethean feat that he abandons his creation. A New York Times Notable Book andProvidence Journal Best Book of the YearFrom the incomparable Peter Ackroyd: a brilliant re-imagination of the classic tale that has enthralled readers for nearly two centuries. Medical student Victor Frankenstein imbibes fellow student 'Bysshe' Shelley's belief in 'the perfectability of mankind' and strives 'to create a being of infinite benevolence' in this recasting of Mary Shelley's horror classic from Ackroyd (First Light). The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein Hardcover International Edition, Octoby Peter Ackroyd (Author) 51 ratings Kindle 13.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 14.56 8 Used from 6.99 5 New from 14.56 2 Collectible from 12.80 Paperback 17.00 12 Used from 1.95 5 New from 12.

The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein by Peter Ackroyd