Frankenstein's Bride - Softcover

Bailey, Hilary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1402208707 ISBN 13: 9781402208706

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark, 2007

Synopsis

With Mary Shelley's Frankenstein included―two tales of terror in one!

In this chilling sequel to Mary Shelley's famous tale, Hilary Bailey imagines what might have happened if Frankenstein had created a female companion for his monster.

The story begins in 1826 when a wealthy, young man by the name of Jonathan Goodall is introduced to Dr. Frankenstein, now living in London with a wife and small child. Jonathan soon becomes Frankenstein's helper and friend but, when Frankenstein's wife and child are brutally murdered, he becomes entangled in a horrific unfolding of events.

Hilary Bailey's gothic prose is constructed with uncanny fidelity to Shelley's original style, as she describes the frightful consequences of Frankenstein's tampering with the laws of nature.

Also included is a foreword by the author that describes how Lord Byron and Mary Shelley each agreed to compete and write "a ghost story" and why Shelley won.

"In this chilling and intelligent sequel to the never-forgotten story, Hilary Bailey imagines what might have happened if Frankenstein had made a woman, a bride, for his male creature. Bailey plays on the fear of the monstrous, compassionless woman and also plays with it . . . Icy, atmospheric and riveting."―Observer, UK national Sunday newspaper

"Icily convincing... Hilary bailey lets the implications of a new story look after themselves. Without fashionable recourse to the erotic or the feminist, she is mistress of the melodrama"― Mail on Sunday, UK national Sunday newspaper

"Frankenstein's bride makes Frankenstein's monster look like a pussycat."― Sunday Times, UK national Sunday newspaper

About this title

From the Back Cover

The sequel to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with Mary Shelley's unabridged Frankenstein included
Two tales of terror in one!
Hilary Bailey has created a classic horror story in the vein of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein-and a monster even more terrifying than the original.
Years after he inadvertently set in motion the events that caused a series of deranged murders, Dr. Frankenstein, now living a happy and privileged life, is introduced to young, wealthy Jonathan Goodall. Impressed by Frankenstein's brilliance, Goodall becomes the doctor's assistant and confidante. Together they begin to work on restoring the voice of a beautiful young opera singer, little anticipating the strong pull of her feminine charms.
But Goodall slowly realizes that his partnership with Dr. Frankenstein has engulfed him in a dark, ugly history. In Mary Shelley's classic novel, Dr. Frankenstein began to make a woman-a bride for his creation-but then destroyed her. Bailey's gripping sequel imagines that he actually pursued the plan.
?In this chilling and intelligent sequel to the never-forgotten story, Hilary Bailey imagines what might have happened if Frankenstein had made a woman, a bride, for his male creature?icy, atmospheric and riveting.?
-Observer
?Icily convincing?
-Mail on Sunday

About the Author

A native of England, Hilary Bailey was educated in thirteen schools before attending Cambridge. Married with children, she entered the world of 1960s science fiction, writing some twenty tales that were published in Britain, the USA, France and Germany. Her first novel was published in 1975 and she has since authored ten more.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1402208707
• ISBN 13: 9781402208706
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512