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| ISBN: | 0681979860 (ISBN13: 9780681979864) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Hardcover | Pages: 510 pages Rating: 4.28 | 2452 Users | 102 Reviews
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| Title | : | Classics of Horror: Frankenstein Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Dracula |
| Author | : | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 510 pages |
| Published | : | November 1st 2003 by Twin Palms Publishers (first published December 1978) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Horror. Fiction. Fantasy |
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This is one of my all-time favorite paperbacks. A single binding of Frankenstein, Dracula, and Dr.Jekyll and Mr Hyde with an introduction by Stephen King. I have separately rated Frankenstein as four stars, Dracula as three stars, and I would rate Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde as a big time five stars. Yet the reason I would go a full five stars on this edition is two-fold...1) The idea of placing these novels together is a stroke of genius. You have the three cornerstones of modern horror. Frankenstein is the precursor of all modern science fiction, Dracula is a cornerstone of Gothic fiction while also setting the tone for the modern vampire, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the beginning of the psychological horror tale. The stage for modern horror is set with these three novels.
2) King's introduction brings all this together and explains in wildly entertaining prose why these three novels are so important to understanding literary horror. It is a masterpiece in its own right.
If I taught a class in literary horror this would be my only required textbook.
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Ratings: 4.28 From 2452 Users | 102 ReviewsAppraise About Books Classics of Horror: Frankenstein Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Dracula
Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / 0-451-52363-6The classic three foundational works of horror, and the inspiration for dozens if nor hundreds of movies, are packaged here together in an attractive tight package."Frankenstein" is something of a love-it-or-hate-it work and I will confess of falling on the more heretical side of that equation - there's a strong didactic feel to the work and Shelley comes off a little too hand-wringing and pearl-clutching for my taste. All well andThese books are a classic, which is why I read them, but man has writing and language evolved since their creation! And so has "horror" literature, but I do want to note that I was wrapped up in all three books at most points, but toward the end of Dracula I just wanted the whole book to be done. I did think it was interesting though, that in all three,at least parts of the stories were told using letters or journal entries.Frankenstien - I was expecting the Frankenstien that is portrayed in
After the mammoth read that was Dracula (which I reviewed separately along with Frankenstein), Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was a breeze. The last of the three books in one, at only 40+ pages compared to Draculas 400+ I got through it in no time. However the story wasnt quite as compelling. The majority of it is told in a letter that is probably a third to half of the book in length. Its an explanation of how Mr Hyde was the meaner side of Dr Jekyll, which even if I had not known from the outset, was
Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / 0-451-52363-6The classic three foundational works of horror, and the inspiration for dozens if nor hundreds of movies, are packaged here together in an attractive tight package."Frankenstein" is something of a love-it-or-hate-it work and I will confess of falling on the more heretical side of that equation - there's a strong didactic feel to the work and Shelley comes off a little too hand-wringing and pearl-clutching for my taste. All well and
The Mysterious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, is about a man named Henry Jekyll who performs experiments in an attempt to separate the dual personalities of good and evil found in every human being. He wishes to give each a separate entity so that they may not conflict. Instead, he unleashes his secondary dark personality within the same body. Two men. Two polar-opposite personalities. One body. This age-old story is one that most people have heard, but simply didnt
Well, reading these three alone wasn't enough. I had to do all three together too.. Welcome to the dark side, we have secret formulas.. All three were as creepy as they can be and so beautiful. This was like a compilation of everything that is dark and impossible. Frankentein - I hated the genius coward and felt sad about the creature. Misunderstood and cast out, he didn't deserve to be treated as such. Human nature is as such they will fear what looks scary for the wrong reasons. I think the
This is the exact edition from which I read all three of these books in my college class, Literature of Horror. All are great reads.
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