{"title":"The Romantic Who Put Lightning in a Lab","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Mary Shelley collection brings together tales and fragments from the writer who turned a rainy holiday challenge into one of literature’s most enduring nightmares. Her stories walk the border between science and superstition, reason and raw feeling, following ambitious minds, haunted hearts, and creations that refuse to stay obedient. It’s a volume for readers who like their Gothic with a side of philosophy, their romance threaded with dread, and their questions about what makes us truly human asked in the flicker of stormlight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"frankenstein","title":"Frankenstein","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe dreamed of creating life. He made a monster. Then he ran.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a work of enduring power, in which the boundary between creator and creation becomes the site of horror, responsibility, and tragic failure. Written with urgency and moral gravity, the novel unfolds as a warning pursued across icy distances and haunted landscapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictor Frankenstein, driven by an ambition that eclipses caution and restraint, assembles a living being from the fragments of the dead. Yet upon its awakening, he recoils from his own creation, abandoning the being to a world that meets it only with fear and violence. Alone and increasingly desperate, the creature seeks the connection it has been denied, turning first toward sympathy, then toward a terrible and deliberate vengeance. As creator and created pursue one another across frozen wastes and empty wilderness, the novel asks what is owed to those we bring into being—and what becomes of us when we refuse to answer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictor spends months assembling his creature. He brings it to life. He is horrified. He runs. The creature, alone, learns to read and speak. It asks for a companion. Victor agrees, then destroys it. The creature kills Victor’s brother, his best friend, his wife. Victor chases the creature to the Arctic. He dies on a ship. The creature, mourning over his body, tells the ship’s captain that Victor was “the first to flee from me.” It disappears into the ice, never to be seen again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Shelley at her most urgent and prophetic: a novel about the dangers of unchecked ambition, the loneliness of the outsider, and the responsibility that comes with creation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the first science fiction novel—and still one of the most powerful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published anonymously in 1818, when Mary Shelley was just eighteen years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConceived during the famous “year without a summer” at Lord Byron’s villa in Switzerland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidely considered the first work of science fiction and a foundational text of Gothic literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears—or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the real horror is not the monster, but the man who refuses to love what he has made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1797–1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer. Born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in London, she was the daughter of the philosopher William Godwin and the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. In 1816, she married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was conceived during the summer of 1816 at Lord Byron’s villa on Lake Geneva, following a challenge among the guests to write a ghost story. Mary Shelley was eighteen years old. The novel was published anonymously in 1818, with a second edition under her name appearing in 1823. It has never gone out of print. Shelley wrote five other novels, numerous short stories, and biographies, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains her most famous and influential work. She died in London in 1851. The novel has inspired hundreds of films, adaptations, and retellings, and the name “Frankenstein” has entered the English language as shorthand for a creation that turns against its creator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54424458166644,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54424458199412,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54424458232180,"sku":"9612921000086","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54424458264948,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-frankenstein-53566672830836.jpg?v=1779965711"},{"product_id":"the-last-man-ebook","title":"The Last Man","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe watched the world die. Then he wrote it down.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley composes a work of prophetic imagination, blending speculative fiction with profound meditation on solitude, loss, and the fragility of civilization. Set in a distant future yet shaped by deeply human concerns, the novel unfolds as both narrative and elegy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLionel Verney recounts the gradual unraveling of the world as a mysterious and relentless plague spreads across nations, dissolving the structures of society and leaving communities in states of fear and uncertainty. Amid this vast decline, relationships of friendship, love, and loyalty become all the more significant, even as they are tested by the inexorable advance of catastrophe. As the population dwindles and familiar landscapes empty, Verney’s journey becomes one of endurance and witness, carrying forward the memory of a world that steadily disappears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe plague begins in the East. It spreads to England. London empties. The royal family dies. Verney’s friends die, one by one. His sister dies. His wife dies. His best friend, the poet, dies. Verney wanders through a Europe of empty cities, silent streets, and overgrown fields. He finds a dog. The dog dies. He writes his story, alone, hoping that someone, someday, will read it. He sails off toward the horizon, into a silence that has no end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Shelley at her most audacious and despairing: a novel about the end of the world, written five years after a volcanic winter darkened the skies of Europe, and less than a decade after she lost her husband, two of her children, and her closest friends. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the first major work of post-apocalyptic fiction—and one of the most haunting elegies ever written.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in 1826, the first major novel of post-apocalyptic fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten in the aftermath of the deaths of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, and Mary’s two young children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA profound meditation on grief, solitude, and the endurance of memory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the end of the world is not an explosion but a silence, and that the last act of humanity is to remember.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1797–1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1818). Born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in London, she was the daughter of the philosopher William Godwin and the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. In 1816, she married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was published in 1826, four years after Percy’s drowning. The novel is dedicated to the memory of her late husband and their close friend Lord Byron, who had died in 1824. It was written during a period of profound grief and isolation. The novel was not a commercial success at the time; critics found it too bleak, and Shelley’s father, William Godwin, disliked its despairing tone. It has since been recognized as a pioneering work of science fiction and post-apocalyptic literature, influencing authors from H.G. Wells to Stephen King. Shelley died in London in 1851.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54424463311220,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54424463343988,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54424463376756,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54424463409524,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-the-last-man-53566709596532.png?v=1779965690"},{"product_id":"valperga-ebook","title":"Valperga","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA woman of peace. A man of war. A love that history would not allow.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley turns to the landscape of medieval Italy to explore the entanglement of political ambition, personal loyalty, and moral conviction. Within its historical scope, the novel becomes a meditation on power as both external force and inward struggle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the center of the narrative stands Euthanasia, the Lady of Valperga, whose rule is marked by compassion, integrity, and a steadfast desire for peace. Her life becomes entangled with that of Castruccio Castracani, a rising military leader whose brilliance and ambition draw him inexorably toward conquest and authority. As their paths converge, affection and ideology become increasingly difficult to separate, and personal attachment is tested against the demands of political destiny. Around them, the shifting alliances of warring factions form a turbulent backdrop in which cities, loyalties, and identities are continually reshaped.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCastruccio is based on a historical figure: a fourteenth-century condottiere who conquered much of Tuscany. Euthanasia is Shelley’s invention: a woman who rules her small domain with justice and mercy, who loves Castruccio but refuses to support his wars. He offers her power. She refuses. He conquers her city. She stands trial for treason. He offers to spare her if she becomes his mistress. She refuses again. She is exiled. She dies at sea. Castruccio becomes Duke of Lucca, but his victory is hollow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Shelley at her most politically engaged and tragic: a novel about the impossibility of reconciling love with power, peace with ambition, and the quiet strength of a woman who chooses principle over survival. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eValperga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the forgotten masterpiece of a writer who understood that history is written by the men who win—but remembered, sometimes, by the women who lose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in 1823, Mary Shelley’s first historical novel, following the success of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on the real-life figure of Castruccio Castracani (1281–1328), a condottiere who became Duke of Lucca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA feminist historical novel that gives voice to a woman who refuses to compromise her principles for love or power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that peace is not the absence of war, but the courage to say no.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1797–1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1818). Born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in London, she was the daughter of the philosopher William Godwin and the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. In 1816, she married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eValperga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was published in 1823, following her earlier novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMathilda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(written 1819–1820, published posthumously). The novel reflects Shelley’s deep engagement with Italian history, which she studied extensively during her years in Italy with Percy. It also explores themes of political power, gender, and moral choice that were central to her father’s political philosophy and her mother’s feminist writings. The novel was not a commercial success in its time, in part because it was published after the height of the historical novel craze. It has since been recognized as a pioneering work of feminist historical fiction. Shelley died in London in 1851.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54424502829428,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54424502862196,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54424502894964,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54424502927732,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-valperga-53566709629300.png?v=1779965689"},{"product_id":"mathilda-ebook","title":"Mathilda","description":"\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA daughter’s love. A father’s confession. A silence that destroys them both.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley presents a work of extraordinary emotional intensity, in which grief, isolation, and forbidden affection are explored with unflinching psychological depth. Written in the form of a personal narrative, the novella moves with quiet gravity through the inner landscape of a mind shaped by irreversible experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMathilda, abandoned in early life and raised in emotional solitude, recounts the course of her existence as it is altered by a devastating and transformative revelation. Her attachment to her father, once the center of her emotional world, becomes the source of profound anguish when a truth emerges that redefines their bond and fractures the foundations of her understanding. As she withdraws from society, she seeks refuge in isolation, where memory and reflection become her only companions. Within this solitude, love and despair intertwine, each deepening the other in a sustained act of remembrance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMathilda’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her. Her father, unable to bear the loss, abandoned her. She was raised by a cold aunt. When her father finally returns, she is seventeen, and she loves him with an intensity born of long absence. He returns her love—but not as a father. He confesses his incestuous desire. She flees. He drowns himself. She lives in isolation, haunted by guilt, writing her story as a confession before dying of a broken heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Shelley at her most raw and autobiographical: a novella about the longing for a father’s love, the horror of receiving the wrong kind, and the slow, inexorable grief of a woman who cannot forgive herself for a sin she did not commit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMathilda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was suppressed by Shelley’s own father, William Godwin, who found it too shocking to publish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten in 1819–1820, immediately following the deaths of Mary Shelley’s two young children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuppressed by Mary’s father, William Godwin, who refused to return the manuscript; published posthumously in 1959\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA raw, autobiographical exploration of grief, incest, and suicidal despair, unlike anything else in Shelley’s oeuvre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the most devastating secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1797–1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1818). Born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in London, she was the daughter of the philosopher William Godwin and the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. In 1816, she married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMathilda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was written in 1819–1820, a period of intense grief following the deaths of her two young children, Clara and William. The novella draws directly on Shelley’s own emotional devastation, her fraught relationship with her father, and her experience of being treated as a social outcast. She sent the manuscript to her father, William Godwin, who refused to return it, finding the subject matter—incest and suicide—too shocking for publication. The novella was not published until 1959, more than a century after her death. It is now recognized as a major work of romantic-era fiction and a powerful precursor to twentieth-century confessional literature. Shelley died in London in 1851.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54424468488564,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54424468521332,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54424468554100,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54424468586868,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-mathilda-53566709662068.jpg?v=1779965683"},{"product_id":"falkner-ebook","title":"Falkner","description":"\u003cdiv data-renderer=\"lm\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA buried sin. A second chance. A debt that must be paid.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley offers a restrained and morally searching narrative in which affection, duty, and guilt are woven into a quiet yet powerful drama of conscience. Within its measured prose, the novel explores how the past persists—not as memory alone, but as an active force shaping the present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRupert Falkner, a man marked by a concealed transgression, finds a form of redemption in his devotion to Elizabeth Raby, a young woman he raises with care and protectiveness. Their bond, grounded in affection and gratitude, becomes the center of a life that seeks to move beyond earlier wrongdoing. Yet as Elizabeth matures and forms connections beyond Falkner’s influence, the hidden foundations of their shared history begin to surface. What was once secure grows uncertain, as truth, loyalty, and justice converge in ways that cannot be indefinitely deferred.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFalkner has a secret: he once loved a woman whose husband died under mysterious circumstances. He fled England, haunted by guilt. He rescued Elizabeth, an orphan, from her dying mother. He raised her as his own. Now Elizabeth is in love with the son of the man Falkner may have wronged. The past and present collide. Falkner must choose: confess and lose everything, or remain silent and let the next generation pay for his sins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Shelley at her most psychologically acute and morally probing: a novel about whether a life of good deeds can ever erase a single wrong, and whether love can survive the revelation of the truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in 1837, Mary Shelley’s final novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA domestic drama of conscience, guilt, and redemption, far removed from the Gothic excesses of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplores themes of hidden sin, surrogate parenthood, and the collision between past and present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the past is never truly past, and every secret eventually asks to be told.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1797–1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1818). Born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in London, she was the daughter of the philosopher William Godwin and the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. In 1816, she married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFalkner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was her sixth and final novel, published in 1837, six years after the death of her husband and near the end of her writing career. The novel reflects Shelley’s ongoing engagement with themes of guilt, redemption, and the moral education of women. It was not a commercial success and has been largely neglected by critics, though recent scholarship has begun to reassess it as a sophisticated work of psychological realism. Shelley died in London in 1851. 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With measured sympathy and narrative breadth, she transforms a contested episode of English history into a meditation on legitimacy, loyalty, and the shaping force of belief.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerkin Warbeck emerges as a man sustained by the conviction—or possibility—that he is Richard, Duke of York, one of the lost princes in the Tower. Supported by foreign courts and followers who see in him a symbol of restoration, he moves through a Europe alive with political intrigue and shifting allegiance. Yet beneath the outward pageantry of claim and counterclaim lies a more intimate struggle: the effort to reconcile identity with circumstance, and destiny with doubt. Those who gather around him must weigh faith against prudence, while the broader forces of power and suspicion draw steadily closer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarbeck claims to be the younger son of Edward IV, smuggled out of the Tower after the murder of his brother. He finds support in Burgundy, France, Scotland, and Ireland. He marries a Scottish noblewoman. He invades England. He fails. He is captured, imprisoned, and eventually hanged. Shelley treats him not as an impostor or a hero, but as a man trapped by the stories others tell about him—and the story he must tell himself to survive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Shelley at her most historically ambitious and psychologically nuanced: a novel about the politics of belief, the loneliness of the pretender, and the tragic gap between who we are and who we are called to be. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the forgotten novel of a writer who understood that history is never just fact—it is also fable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in 1830, Mary Shelley’s second historical novel, following \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eValperga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1823)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA sympathetic portrait of Perkin Warbeck, the man who claimed to be one of the lost princes in the Tower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEssential reading for anyone interested in Mary Shelley’s range as a novelist beyond \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that a crown is only as real as the belief that puts it on a head.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1797–1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1818). Born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in London, she was the daughter of the philosopher William Godwin and the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. In 1816, she married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was published in 1830, following her earlier historical novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eValperga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1823). The novel reflects Shelley’s deep engagement with questions of legitimacy, identity, and political power—themes she also explored in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It was less successful than her earlier works, in part because the historical novel market was dominated by Sir Walter Scott. Recent scholarship has revived interest in Perkin Warbeck, recognizing its psychological complexity and its nuanced treatment of a figure history has usually dismissed as a fraud. 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Within these varied tales, the extraordinary often arises from the ordinary, and the boundaries between the visible and the hidden remain delicately uncertain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross settings that range from the familiar to the remote, Shelley introduces characters shaped by longing, regret, and the quiet persistence of past experience. Some confront the lingering presence of grief, others the consequences of choice or the burden of knowledge, yet all move within worlds where emotional truth carries greater weight than outward action. The supernatural, when it appears, is rendered less as spectacle than as an extension of inner disturbance, lending each story a tone of restrained unease.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the haunting “The Mortal Immortal” and “The Transformation” to the psychological depth of “The Dream” and “The Evil Eye,” Shelley moves far beyond the Gothic excesses of her famous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. These are stories about the weight of the past, the fragility of identity, and the strange persistence of love beyond death. Shelley writes with a restraint and precision that anticipate the modern short story, favoring implication over declaration, atmosphere over melodrama.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Shelley at her most subtle and varied: a collection that showcases her range as a writer of psychological realism, social satire, historical romance, and supernatural horror. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTales and Stories \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereveals a writer far more versatile than the myth of the one-book wonder allows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collection of Mary Shelley’s shorter fiction, spanning her entire career from the 1820s to the 1840s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes acknowledged masterworks such as “The Mortal Immortal,” “The Dream,” and “The Transformation”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEssential reading for anyone who admires \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and wants to discover the full range of Shelley’s literary imagination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the most powerful ghosts are the ones that live inside the mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1797–1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1818). Born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in London, she was the daughter of the philosopher William Godwin and the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. In 1816, she married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was conceived during the famous “year without a summer” at Lord Byron’s villa in Switzerland, when she was just eighteen years old. Beyond \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Shelley wrote five other novels, numerous short stories, travel narratives, and biographies, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1826), an early work of post-apocalyptic fiction. After her husband’s death in 1822, she devoted herself to promoting his poetry and raising their son. She died in London in 1851. For much of the twentieth century, she was remembered almost exclusively for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but recent scholarship has restored the full range of her literary achievements. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTales and Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e showcases her versatility as a writer of psychological depth and formal innovation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54424455414132,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54424455446900,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54424455479668,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54424455512436,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-tales-and-stories-53566710055284.png?v=1779965688"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/collections\/Frankenstein_MaryShelley_Audiobook.png?v=1782215086","url":"https:\/\/casacarlini.com\/collections\/the-romantic-who-put-lightning-in-a-lab.oembed","provider":"Casa Carlini","version":"1.0","type":"link"}