{"product_id":"frankenstein-mary-shelley-wordsworth-empress-collection-deluxe-edition","title":"Frankenstein | Mary Shelley – Wordsworth Empress Collection, Deluxe Edition","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat belongs in a witch's library? Certainly more than books of spells.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt Crystal Asylum, I believe a witch's library should be filled with books that challenge the mind, question the boundaries of the natural world and dare to explore what others fear to understand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd few novels embody that spirit quite like Mary Shelley's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1818, this extraordinary Gothic novel follows Victor Frankenstein, a man whose obsession with unlocking the secrets of life leads him to create something he cannot bring himself to love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut beneath the horror lies something far more compelling. A story of ambition, isolation, rejection, responsibility and the dangerous consequences of knowledge pursued without wisdom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt asks questions that have fascinated humanity for centuries. What separates creation from destruction? Where does our responsibility end? And who is truly the monster?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are the darker corners of human nature that Gothic literature has never been afraid to explore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor me, that's precisely why \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e belongs alongside grimoires, folklore and the occult. Witchcraft has always had a relationship with the unknown, with questioning accepted truths and looking beyond the comfortable boundaries of conventional thinking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd then there's this extraordinary edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the Wordsworth Empress Collection, this beautifully bound hardback features an intricate botanical cover, metallic gold detailing, richly illustrated sprayed page edges, decorative endpapers and a ribbon bookmark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA book to read, treasure and proudly display in your personal library.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause a witch's bookshelf should hold more than instructions for magic. It should hold stories that make you think, question and see the world differently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystal Asylum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58871466721611,"sku":null,"price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/4362\/2475\/files\/IMG_4465.png?v=1792169627","url":"https:\/\/crystalasylum.com\/products\/frankenstein-mary-shelley-wordsworth-empress-collection-deluxe-edition","provider":"Crystal Asylum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}