POETICAL WORKS

The lightning was all around me. I looked at the huge body. The silver light reached the hands, the feet and the head. For a moment everything was quiet. Was it moving ? No, yes ! An arm moved, then a leg. Then I heard breathing. Yes, the man was breathing. He was alive ! Points for Understanding comprehension questions. Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanenglish.com/readers. Audio CD/ download available for this title.

Un classique de l'épouvante, en VO avec des notes pour faciliter la compréhension.

Since it was first published in 1818, Mary Shelley's seminal novel has generated countless print, stage and screen adaptations, but none has ever matched the power and philosophical resonance of the original. Composed as part of a challenge with Byron and Shelley to conjure up the most terrifying ghost story, Frankenstein narrates the chilling tale of a being created by a bright young scientist and the catastrophic consequences that ensue. Considered by many to be the first science-fiction novel, the tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein and the tortured creation he rejects is a classic fable about the pursuit of knowledge, the nature of beauty and the monstrosity inherent to man.