Title: Introduction (Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus)

Title: Introduction (Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus) Title Record # 2475227
Author: Mary Shelley
Date: 1831-10-15
Type: ESSAY
Language: English

Note: Do not confuse this with the 1818 Preface to the first edition of Frankenstein, which is sometimes printed without credit and sometimes attributed to Mary Shelley, but was actually written by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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Year	Title
unknown	Author's Introduction to the Standard Novels Edition (Frankenstein) [as by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley]
1831	Author's Introduction (Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus)
1831	Introduction (Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus) [as by Mary W. Shelley]
1965	Author's Introduction (Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus)
1971	Author's Introduction (Frankenstein)
1973	Introduction (Frankenstein)
1980	Author's Introduction (to 1831 edition) [as by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley]
1981	Author's Introduction (Frankenstein)
1990	Introduction to Frankenstein
1992	Author's Introduction to the Standard Novels Edition (1831)
1993	Introduction to the 1831 Edition of Frankenstein
1996	Introduction to Frankenstein, Third Edition
2014	Introduction to the 1831 Edition of Frankenstein [as by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley]
2015	Introduction (Frankenstein) [as by M. W. S.]
2017	Appendix 1: Author's Introduction [to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein]
2018	Introduction to the 1831 Edition (Frankenstein)

Year	Language	Title
1922	French	Préface (Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne)
1973^ⓘTranslated by Adriana Călinescu	Romanian	Introducere la ediția din 1831 (Frankenstein sau Prometeul modern)^?Introducere la editia din 1831 (Frankenstein sau Prometeul modern) [as by Mary W. Shelley]
1981^ⓘTranslated by Francisco Torres Oliver.	Spanish	Introducción de la autora para la edición de Standard Novels (Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo) [as by Mary W. Shelley]
1982^ⓘTranslated by Chiara Zanolli & Laura Caretti	Italian	Introduzione all'edizione del 1831 (Frankenstein)
1987	German	Vorwort (Frankenstein oder Der neue Prometheus) [as by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley]
1991^ⓘTranslated by Stefania Censi	Italian	Introduzione (Frankenstein)
1994^ⓘTranslated by Eugène Rocartel and Georges Cuvelier.	French	Préface (Frankenstein ou le moderne Prométhée)
2006^ⓘTranslated by Elsa Hoog	Dutch	Inleiding (bij de uitgave van 1831) (Frankenstein)
2017^ⓘTranslated by Alexander Pechmann	German	Mary Shelleys Einleitung zur überarbeiteten Ausgabe (1831)
2024^ⓘTranslated by Michael Siefener	German	Über Frankenstein

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus	1831-10-31	Mary W. Shelley	Colburn and Bentley (Bentley Standard Novels #9)			xii+ 202	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne	1922-00-00	Mary Shelley	La Renaissance du Livre (Collection de Littérature Ancienne Française et Etrangère)		Fr 10	xiii+ 247	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus	1965-12-00	Mary Shelley	Signet / New American Library of Canada	CD329	C$0.50^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	224	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Tsao
Frankenstein	1971-04-00	Mary Shelley	Bantam Books (Bantam Pathfinder)	HP6965	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xviii+ 206	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	James Bama
Dracula / Frankenstein	1973-00-00	Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker	International Collectors Library			655	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Frankenstein sau Prometeul modern	1973-00-00	Mary W. Shelley	Editura Albatros (Fantastic Club)			247	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Nicolae Săftoiu^?Nicolae Saftoiu
Frankenstein	1980-00-00	Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley	Watermill Press (Watermill Classic)	0-89375-401-3	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvii+ 333	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Frankenstein o El moderno Prometeo	1981-00-00	Mary W. Shelley	Alianza Editorial (El Libro de Bolsillo #814)	84-206-1814-4		260	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Daniel Gil
Frankenstein	1981-10-00	Mary Shelley	Bantam Books (Bantam Classic)	0-553-21044-0	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxviii+ 209	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Caspar David Friedrich
Frankenstein	1982-03-10	Mary Shelley	Mondadori (Oscar #1494)	21102-9	Lit 3,500^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	234	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Ferenc Pintér^?Ferenc Pinter
Frankenstein o El moderno Prometeo	1983-00-00	Mary W. Shelley	Forum (Spain) (Biblioteca del Terror #2)	84-85604-79-2	Pta 175^?Pta: Spanish peseta. ISO code: ESP	109	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Frankenstein oder Der neue Prometheus	1987-00-00	Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley	Das Neue Berlin (SF-Utopia)	3-360-00138-9	M 6.20^?M: East German mark. ISO code: DDM in 1948-1990	259	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Burckhard Labowski , Regine Schulz
The Mary Shelley Reader	1990-07-00	Mary Shelley	Oxford University Press	0-19-506258-2	£12.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	420	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Mary Shelley Reader	1990-07-00	Mary Shelley	Oxford University Press	0-19-506259-0	$14.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	420	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Frankenstein	1992-00-00	Mary Shelley	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)	0-14-043362-7	£3.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	lvi+ 261	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joseph Wright
The Essential Frankenstein	1993-10-00	Mary Shelley	Plume	0-452-26968-7	$15.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	357	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus	1994-02-00	Mary Shelley	Penguin Books (Penguin Popular Classics)	0-14-062030-3	£1.00^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	215	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Thomas Eakins
Frankenstein: ovvero Il Prometeo moderno	1994-08-00	Mary Shelley	Bompiani (I grandi tascabili Bompiani #378)	88-452-2286-1	Lit 13,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	xxxv+ 266	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Frankenstein	1994-11-00	Mary Shelley	Tor	0-812-55150-8	$4.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 236	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Boris Vallejo
Frankenstein ou le moderne Prométhée	1994-12-00	Mary Shelley	Presses Pocket ( #3252)	2-266-00354-2		358	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Frankenstein	1996-05-00	Mary Shelley	W. W. Norton & Company (Norton Critical Editions)	0-393-96458-2		xii+ 336	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Caspar David Friedrich
Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus	1999-00-00	Mary Shelley	Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics)	1-85326-023-1		xxv+ 176	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Frankenstein	2003-10-00	Mary Shelley	Bantam Books (Bantam Classic)	0-553-21247-8	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxxiii+ 216	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Frankenstein	2004-00-00	Mary Shelley	Barnes & Noble Books (Barnes & Noble Classics)	1-59308-161-8	$7.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxxii+ 223	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Fabrizio D'Acquapendente
Frankenstein	2006-03-02	Mary Shelley	VUM (Boek de film #3)	90-8691-003-3	€1.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	250	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Frankenstein	2011-12-00	Mary Shelley	Tor	978-1-4668-0480-7	$3.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Boris Vallejo
Frankenstein	2012-00-00	Mary Shelley	W. W. Norton & Company (Norton Critical Editions)	978-0-393-92793-1	£9.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xviii+ 524	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Caspar David Friedrich
Frankenstein	2012-00-00	Mary Shelley	Tor	978-0-8125-5150-1	$4.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 236	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Boris Vallejo
Frankenstein	2012-00-00	Mary Shelley	W. W. Norton & Company (Norton Critical Editions)	978-0-393-92793-1		xviii+ 524	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Caspar David Friedrich
Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus	2012-00-00	Mary Shelley	Sterling Publishing (Barnes & Noble Signature Editions)	978-1-4351-3768-4	$6.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxx+ 214	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Neil Holden
Frankenstein	2013-10-03	Mary Shelley	Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Horror)	978-0-14-312233-3	$23.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xlii+ 334	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Paul Buckley
Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror: Speculative Genre Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers	2014-02-20	Laurie Lamson	Jeremy P. Tarcher / Penguin	978-0-399-16555-9	$15.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 367	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	non-fic
Frankenstein	2015-06-04	Mary Shelley	Oxford University Press (Rollercoasters)	978-0-19-835533-5	£8.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	216	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Andrew Davis
The New Annotated Frankenstein	2017-08-08	Mary Shelley	Liveright (Annotated Books (Norton & Liveright))	978-0-87140-949-2	$35.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	lxxx+ 352	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	John Kobal Foundation , Henry Fuseli , Richard Rothwell
Frankenstein oder Der moderne Prometheus	2017-10-02	Mary Shelley	Manesse	978-3-7175-2370-3	€22.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	464	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Frankenstein	2018-09-04	Mary Shelley	Harper Perennial (Olive Editions)	978-0-06-287066-7	$10.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	272	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Horror Stories	2018-12-15	ed. Mary Shelley (in error)	Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78664-807-5	£20.00^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	480	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Horror Stories	2018-12-15	ed. Mary Shelley (in error)	Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78755-256-2	$9.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Frankenstein	2019-01-14	Mary Shelley	Collins (Collins Classroom Classics)	978-0-00-832592-3	£2.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	304	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Haven Speculative, September-October 2021	2021-09-00	ed. Leon Perniciaro	Haven Speculative		$0.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		webzine^?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".	mag	Albert Robida
Frankenstein	2024-03-18	Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley	Wandler (Wandler Comic #1)	978-3-948825-15-7	€49.95^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	231	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Bernie Wrightson
The Theory of the Weird Tale	2024-07-02	S. T. Joshi	Sarnath Press	979-8-3320-9782-9	$15.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	257	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	non-fic
The Theory of the Weird Tale	2024-07-17	S. T. Joshi	Sarnath Press		$3.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	non-fic
Frankenstein	date unknown	Mary Shelley	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)	0-14-043362-7	£2.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	lviii+ 261	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joseph Wright
Frankenstein	date unknown	Mary Shelley	Perma-Bound (Perma-Bound Classics)		$10.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 236	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Boris Vallejo
Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus	date unknown	Mary Shelley	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)	0-14-043237-X	£3.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	270	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joseph Wright of Derby

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