Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Signet Classics)

ISBN: 0451523636

Author: Shelley, Mary

Condition: New

Three horror icons come together in one indispensable tome-with an introduction by Stephen King.Within the pages of this volume you will come upon three of the darkest creations of English nineteenth-century literature; three of the darkest in all of English and American literature, many would sayand not without justificationThese three creatures, presented together for the first time, all have a great deal in common beyond their power to go on frightening generation after generation of readersbut that fact alone should be considered before all others.-From the Introduction by Stephen KingA diabolical, bloodthirsty Count draws an unsuspecting young man into a world of terrors. A scientist oversteps the bounds of conscience and brings to life a tortured creation. A man of medicine explores his darker side only to fall prey to it. These three legendary tales have held readers spellbound for more than a century.The titles alone-Dracula, Frankenstein, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-have become synonymous with horror. They are part of a universal language that serves to put a monsters face on the good-and-evil duality of our very human nature. Inventive and subversive, these classic tales of terror can shake even the modern reader with something far more profound than fear....