Frankenstein: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

As described and the book arrived perfect with no damage I’m Using this book for college and I recommend the read! It’s really good!

The book is in great condition and arrived in a timely manner.

No issues with the condition this arrived in, perfect condition. The 1818 version is the best version of Frankenstein, and the added material is great to have to better understand the context. If you're reading Frankenstein, purchase the Norton version.

My daughter had to buy this book for a college class and it came so quickly! The book was also in great condition. The print was nice and clean as well. However, my daughter did not exactly like the story itself haha

I would recommend this shop, but not the book

I have been teaching Frankenstein using the NCE for almost a decade, using the first and second editions. This year students came to class with the new third edition, and as I assigned essays, students told me they were not in the book. Sure enough, Anne Mellor's "Possessing Nature" is not included. Neither is Gilbert & Gubar's "Monstrous Eve"! Ellen Moers' "The Female Gothic" is only excerpted. I began to take a closer look. For some reason, there is more space given to _excerpted_ adaptations of Frankenstein than literary criticism about Frankenstein. There is a modern criticism section, which has some excellent inclusions, including excerpts from Young's Black Frankenstein, but virtually all the seminal criticisms that birthed these modern criticisms have been omitted.I have no choice but to take the NCE off my required reading list, and allow the students to purchase a less expensive 1818 Frankenstein, and I will have to provide students with these important criticisms on my own.

I bought this book because I want to present the novel to my book club and this edition includes quite a lot of context materials and critical essays. I thought it would be very convenient to have it all in one place. But the font size is so small I don't know if I will be able to use it at all! I certainly will have to buy another copy of the novel itself, even if I am able to use the reference materials later. It looks like it will be a wonderful source of information but I'm not sure my eyes will allow me to use it conveniently.

Needed this for class and it was delivered as described and on time. This edition has significant critical information that’s great for grad school writing.

Arrived 28/10/22! The first 30 odd pages at the top corner seem to have been left in a damp area!!!This does not affect my opinion on the story which is a masterpiece!BE WARNED ABOUT ORDERING FROM AMAZON!!!! CARELESS STORAGE!!!!!Will probably close my account due to this carelessness!