In the foggy alleys of Victorian London, Mr Utterson is seeking to uncover the secret of his friend and client, Dr Henry Jekyll. Just what is his connection to the vicious murderer Edward Hyde who stalks the city's streets at night?
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"As soon as the orphaned Pollyanna arrives in Beldingsville to live with her strict and dutiful maiden aunt, she begins to brighten up everybody's life."--Back cover.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797-1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the second edition published in Paris in 1821.
When Beauty's father steals a rose from the garden of an enchanted castle, he makes a fearsome enemy. Only Beauty can save her father from certain death. But what fate lies in store for her at the castle of the monstrous Beast?