Frankenstein (Educational Edition)
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Contains the unabridged audiobook and an educational audio guide.
The ‘Educational Editions’ from Naxos AudioBooks allow listeners to enjoy important works of fiction and learn about their key elements. Each ‘Educational Edition’ combines the unabridged audiobook with an indispensable audio guide that gives background and author detail and explores the book’s themes, structure, key passages and critical perspectives – stimulating content for students and keen listeners wishing to discover more.
Mary Shelley’s poignant exploration of the true depths of human ambition has had a profound effect on readers since its conception in 1816. When scientist Victor Frankenstein forms a creature from the body parts of corpses, thus shattering the perceived limits of scientific understanding, the consequences are devastating. As Frankenstein becomes disgusted with his experiment, he thwarts the creature’s desire for a companion, and what ensues is singularly chilling.
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Daniel Philpott trained at LAMDA and, after success in the prestigious Carleton Hobbs Award for Radio Drama, has been prolific in BBC Radio and the Spoken Word industry. His theatre work includes numerous productions on the London fringe. For Naxos AudioBooks he has recorded A Life of Shakespeare, Famous People in History – Volume 2, Dracula, Frankenstein, Pygmalion and Our Island Story.
Roger May has featured in over 100 radio plays for the BBC, and is a regular on The Archers. His stage credits include The Pitmen Painters, Macbeth and The Snow Queen, and his television credits include Tom Jones, Anne, Victoria, The Crown, Endeavour, Casualty, Doctors and Father Brown. He has featured in many recordings for Naxos, including Clarissa, Frankenstein and The Professor, and his reading of Selected Poetry by Lewis Carroll was included in AudioFile’s ‘Best Audiobooks’ list in 2016.
Jonathan Oliver’s theatre credits include playing Claudius or Polonius in Hamlet and the Brother in The Seagull for the acclaimed Factory Theatre. His theatre work also includes two seasons at Shakespeare’s Globe, the title role in Theatre Point’s Corsican Hamlet at the Avignon Festival, and new plays at Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre 503. His radio credits include Roy McMillan’s production of Becket and The Girl at the Lion d’Or, directed by Frank Stirling. His recordings for Naxos AudioBooks include Tolstoy’s The Cossacks and The Kreutzer Sonata.
Lucy Scott trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Her stage credits include Emma (Tricycle
Theatre), Search and Destroy (New End Theatre) and Mansfield Park (Chichester Festival). Her television credits
include Pride and Prejudice (BBC), Rosemary and Thyme (ITV) and Spooks (BBC). She also appeared in the film
Tom Brown’s Schooldays with Stephen Fry. She has read many titles for Naxos AudioBooks, including Balzac’s
Cousin Bette, Eliot’s Romola, Fontane’s Effi Briest and Richardson’s Clarissa.
