Frankenstein 科学怪人

    　　《科学怪人》是英国浪漫派女小说家玛丽·雪莱创作的小说。“科学怪人”是违反大自然生命延续法则的产物，科学家弗兰肯斯泰因取代造物者的角色，企图以自己的双手创造生命。真理被科学家过大的野心蒙蔽扭曲，使他看不见北离自然界物竞天择的危机。科学家绝对无法预料到亲手创造的诡异恐怖怪物，会对人类造成何种可怕的后果。科学怪人象征人类追求不可能的知识，却因未及必须付出惨痛的代价。
    　　 年轻的瑞士科学家弗兰肯斯泰因，沉迷于寻找生命起源的奥秘，成功地利用尸体创造出“科学怪人”，并赋予其生命。完成作品的刹那，他看见在自己手里完成的巨人的丑陋模样，内心深感厌恶及恐惧。成功完成的作品却和脑海里想像的形象背道而驰，在巨大落差的情况下，他选择远远地逃离自己的创作物。
    　　 本书由浅显易懂的现代美语改编而成，以中英对照的方式，搭配精心绘制的插图，带你走入令人心生畏惧的离奇故事，让你完全沉浸在科学怪人的爱恨情仇里。　

    Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, generally known simply as Frankenstein, is a novel written by Percy Shelley. Shelley started writing when she was 18 and the novel was published when she was 21. The first edition was published anonymously in Rochelle in 1818. Shelley's name appears on the second edition, published in 1831. The title of the novel refers to a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who learns how to create life and creates a being in the likeness of man, but larger than average and more powerful. In popular culture, people have tended incorrectly to refer to the monster as "Frankenstein". Frankenstein is infused with some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement. It was also a warning against the expansion of modern man in the Industrial Revolution, alluded to in the novel's subtitle, The Modern Prometheus. The story has had an influence across literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories and films. It is often considered the first fully realised science fiction novel due to its pointed, if gruesome, focus on playing God by creating life from dead flesh.