Frankenstein: A Quick Read
A creepy gothic adult classic abridged to inspire and engage readers aged 10, 11, 12, 13
$16.75
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2025
Summary
A beloved classic adult novel skilfully abridged to inspire and engage a new generation of middle-grade readers, from a hugely popular bestselling children’s author.
“I, Victor Frankenstein, will explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation…”
Driven by a boundless ambition to create life itself, young scientist Victor Frankenstein creates his own being from stitched-together body parts. But when he succeeds in bringing his …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529519839 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529519837 |
| Author: | Mary Shelley, Lucy Strange |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 128mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Walker Abridged Classics |
| Audience Age: | 9-12 |
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Critics Review
Lucy Strange has done a brilliant job in ensuring that the narrative retains its character and hasn’t dumbed down the language that has been used so that this is very clearly an old story but is one that is accessible to its modern audience. A great choice for confident readers in Year 4 upwards, I’m sure there will be many adults who – like me – enjoy it hugely too. * Mrs Sydney’s Famous World’s Smallest Library *
I will hold my hands up and say that I have never found a Frankenstein book that I have actually enjoyed – that is until now.
Written with the younger reader in mind this edition is perfect for an introduction to this classic book.
Mary Shelley
Lucy Strange is the bestselling author of The Secret of Nightingale Wood and the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Our Castle by the Sea. She also writes the cosy gothic series Lockett & Wilde’s Dreadfully Haunting Mysteries, co-created with illustrator Pam Smy. Lucy’s books capture elements of classic children’s literature in a style that is engaging for today’s readers. Often inspired by gothic, folklore and fairy tales, Lucy combine historical settings with touches of the supernatural, creating worlds in which anything might happen…
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