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Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus

Mary W. Shelley

First published 1831
Publisher Colburn and Bentley
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
Pages xii+202

  • The "Bentley Standard Novels" series of 126 volumes included novels partitioned between volumes. Vol. 9 included all of Frankenstein plus the first portion of Frederich Von Schiller's "The Ghost-Seer".
  • This is the first edition to be illustrated. The interior illustrations consist of a frontispiece and title page engraved illustrations (drawing by Holst, engraving by Chevalier).
  • "This edition was heavily revised by Mary Shelley, partially because of pressure to make the story more conservative, and included a new, longer preface by her, presenting a somewhat embellished version of the genesis of the story." (Wikipedia, 2011-11-29).
  • Data from Heritage Auction House and from WorldCat.
  • Worldcat suggests that there are two title pages. One listing the author as "The Author of The Last Man, Perkin Warbeck, &c. &c." and a second engraved title page with Shelly's name. Reginald indicates only the former form of the author credit.
  • The text and images of this edition are available at The Internet Archive. This scan has only the egraved title page and and is missing some of the introductory material. It is also bound with Volume I of a two volume translation of {{A|Friedrich von Schiller}}'s Der Geisterseher, Vol. 10 in the Standard Novels series. This may be a post-publication rebinding of two separately published volumes.

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Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus Cover 1931 Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover Novel Mach Tey xiv+240
Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus 1932 Halcyon House Hardcover Novel Nino Carbe 239