The lady and her monsters : a tale of dissections, real-life Dr. Frankensteins, and the creation of Mary Shelley's masterpiece / Roseanne Montillo.

  • Montillo, Roseanne.
Date:
[2013], ©2013
  • Books

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Description

Montillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein.

Publication/Creation

New York : Willam Morrow, [2013], ©2013.

Physical description

322 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Contributors

Edition

1st ed.

Contents

The spark of life -- Waking the dead -- Making monsters -- A meeting of two minds -- Eloping to the mainland -- My hideous progeny -- Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus -- The anatomy act -- A sea change.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-310) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    CUB /MON
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780062025814
  • 0062025813
  • 9780062025838
  • 006202583X