"Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus," Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelly

A classic tail made all the more entertaining by the fact that the version I read was a small book I typeset, printed and bound myself.

Most Americans who know the name Frankenstein have a poor conception of the actual story. They are surprised to find out that the monster of the original book is not the lumbering monosyllabic hulk that served as the template for Herman Munster but rather a loquacious and dexterous giant.