Frankenstein: A Quick Read by Mary Shelley - ISBN: 9781529519839
Paperback
A scientist’s ambition unleashes a tragic, vengeful creation.

Frankenstein: A Quick Read

A creepy gothic adult classic abridged to inspire and engage readers aged 10, 11, 12, 13

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    25 September 2025

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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
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
A-Format
Frankenstein: A Quick Read by Mary Shelley - ISBN: 9781529519839
128 × 196 mm
B-Format
C-Format
A4
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What They're Saying

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.

– Sarah Wittle

About The Author

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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