{"product_id":"frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus-abridged-by-mary-shelley-penny-popular-novels-49-review-of-reviews","title":"FRANKENSTEIN; OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS (ABRIDGED) BY MARY SHELLEY: Penny Popular Novels #49 - Review of Reviews.","description":"\u003cp\u003e[SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT]. \u003cstrong\u003eFrankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus (Abridged): Penny Popular Novels #49. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: Review of Reviews Office, n.d. [c. 1896\/7].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIRST ABRIDGED EDITION IN ENGLISH. Softcover; paperback; duodecimo. English text, edited with a new preface by W. T. Stead, with a significant abridgement down to around 40,000 words (from around 90,000). Original printed wrappers, 4pp. advertisement to rear. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCondition: GOOD. S\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003epine darkened with minor chipping to spine tips, spotting and light surface soiling to covers. Extremely scarce.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: Representing a somewhat significant entry in the Frankenstein bibliography being the first abridged edition. Bennett \u0026amp; Curran, in their book Mary Shelley and Her Times, note the Stead introduction but offer no further details on the abridgement. They have the publication date as 1893, this is almost certainly wrong. The book is #49 in W.T. Stead's Penny Popular Novels, an important series in its own right. Part of the 'Masterpiece Library'. Few sold in commerce. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57617923637623,"sku":null,"price":3995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_6006_b3fe2c83-88b5-4c40-9b74-81239aa5a2d4.jpg?v=1792417804","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksboutique.com\/products\/frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus-abridged-by-mary-shelley-penny-popular-novels-49-review-of-reviews","provider":"MFR Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}