by Peter Ackroyd · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099524137
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«The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein» is the gothic novel by Peter Ackroyd, published by Vintage in paperback (416 pages, in English).
Victor Frankenstein meets the poet Shelley at Oxford and with him discovers the new scientific philosophy that questions the existence of God and the origin of the soul. His quest to find the divine spark leads him to experiment with corpses: first in Headington, then in Limehouse, where he deals with body snatchers.
Pastiche of Mary Shelley's novel. Originally published in 2008 by Chatto & Windus; this Vintage edition is from 2009.
For readers of gothic and historical fiction and of literary recreations of classics like Frankenstein.
Peter Ackroyd is an English novelist, biographer and critic with a specialist interest in the history and culture of London. He is noted for his "technically innovative novels", the volume of work he has produced, the range of styles therein, his skill at assuming different voices, and the depth of his research.
