This Norton Critical Edition includes:

• The 1818 first edition text of the novel, introduced and annotated by J. Paul Hunter.
• Three maps and eight illustrations.
• A wealth of source and contextual materials, thematically arranged to promote classroom discussion. Topics include “Sources, Influences, Analogues”, “Circumstances, Composition, Revision” and “Reception, Impact, Adaptation”.
• Eleven critical essays on Frankenstein’s major themes, six of them new to the Third Edition.
• A chronology and a selected bibliography.
  

About the Series

Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format—annotated text, contexts and criticism—helps students to better understand, analyse and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.