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When his twin brother falls ill in the family's chateau in the independent republic of Geneva in the eighteenth century, sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein embarks on a dangerous and uncertain quest to create the forbidden Elixir of Life described in an ancient text in the family's secret Biblioteka Obscura.
185) Frankenstein
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This acclaimed modern re-telling of Mary Shelley's classic finds Dr. Victoria Frankenstein as a leading medical scientist using stem cells to create replacement human organs. Desperate to save her dying son William, Frankenstein secretly introduces his DNA to her research. From solitary cells grows a thrilling, emotionally charged gothic masterpiece that comes to a terrifying conclusion. In a world where genetic manipulation is common, has Frankenstein...
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It's alive! It's alive! Not exactly what Mary Shelley had in mind, Frankenstein: The Mad Science of Dick Briefer reanimates the most unusual Frankenstein take of all. What began as a horror feature in 1940s Prize Comics morphed after World War II into a comedic tale of a Frankenstein "who, like Fernando the Bull, would rather pluck flowers than pluck off people's heads." Briefer's Frankenstein mixes screwball comedy with canny observation of postwar...
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Mel Brooks' own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic. The book is alive and teeming with hundreds of photos, original interviews, and hilarious commentary.
Young Frankenstein was made with deep respect for the craft and history of cinema-and for the power of a good schwanzstucker joke. This picture-driven book, written by one of the greatest comedy...
Young Frankenstein was made with deep respect for the craft and history of cinema-and for the power of a good schwanzstucker joke. This picture-driven book, written by one of the greatest comedy...
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As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics-The New 52 event of September 2011, it's Frankenstein as you've never seen him before, in a dark new series from acclaimed writer Jeff Lemire and artist Alberto Ponticelli! Frankenstein is part of a network of strange beings who work for an even stranger government organization: The Super Human Advanced Defense Executive, also known as S.H.A.D.E. Leading his new field team, The Creature Commandos, Frankenstein...
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"La escuela y la tarea de educar en nuestros días; una mirada crítica a los problemas reales que nos acucian; el bagaje para abordar la educación presente y la venidera; las grandes cuestiones pendientes y los problemas que no tenía la escuela de antes. MIGUEL ANGEL SANTOS HA SIDO GALARDONADO CON EL 'PREMIO NACIONAL DE DIVULGACIÓN FEMINISTA CARMEN DE BURGOS' (ASOCIACIÓN DE ESTUDIOS HISTÓRICOS SOBRE LA MUJER. UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA) POR SU ARTÍCULO...
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For the bicentennial of its first publication, Mary Shelley's original 1818 text, introduced by National Book Critics Circle award-winner Charlotte Gordon. 2018 marks the bicentennial of Mary Shelley's seminal novel. For the first time, Penguin Classics will publish the original 1818 text, which preserves the hard-hitting and politically-charged aspects of Shelley's original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. This edition...
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A descendant of the original Victor von Frankenstein, Colin von Frankenstein has created his own monster in his home laboratory in upstate New York. When Henry (the monster) yearns for a mate, Dr. Frankenstein creates Freda. The couple immediately bond and want to make their relationship official. Imagine their shock and disappointment when the county clerk denies their application for a marriage licenseand has Freda arrested for possible public health...
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Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the anguished and solitary monster—and the fouler beast who created him—to life with the brilliantly detailed chiaroscuro he is known for.Also included are six tales of Oshikiri—a high school student who lives in a decaying mansion connected to a haunted parallel world. Uncanny doppelgangers, unfortunately murdered friends, and a whole lot
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This mystery set in the world of superheroes follows a reporter investigating what happened to her father: The Black Hammer, from New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lemire (Descender, Underwater Welder, Old Man Logan). All answers seem to lie in Spiral City's infamous insane asylum where some of its dangerous super-villain tenants reside. As she gets closer and closer to the truth she uncovers the dark origin stories of some of Black Hammer's...
198) Frankenstein de Mary Shelley (Analyse de l'oeuvre): Analyse complète et résumé détaillé de l'oeuvre
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Que faut-il retenir de Frankenstein, le roman emblématique du gothique ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une analyse complète et détaillée.
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From the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time. If you think you know the story, you know only half the truth. Get ready for the mystery, the myth, the terror, and the magic of...
Dean Koontz's Prodigal Son
Every city has secrets. But none as terrible as this. His name is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a sleight-of-reality artist who's traveled the...
Dean Koontz's Prodigal Son
Every city has secrets. But none as terrible as this. His name is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a sleight-of-reality artist who's traveled the...