Celebrating in 2026: the 105th anniversary of the lost film Il Mostro di Frankenstein (1921); the 95th anniversary of Universal Studios’ Frankenstein (1931); the 60th anniversary of Dell Comics’ superhero version of Frankenstein (1966), Hanna Barbera’s television hero Frankenstein Jr, co-star of the series Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles (1966), and the films Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966) and The War of the Gargantuas (1966); the 55th anniversary of General Mills’ cereal mascot Franken Berry (1971); the 50th anniversary of the Saturday-morning television series Monster Squad (1976); the 45th anniversary of the anime film Kyofu Densetsu: Kaiki! Furankenshutain (1981); the 40th anniversary of Ken Russell’s film Gothic (1986) and Fred Saberhagen’s novel The Frankenstein Papers (1986); the 25th anniversary of Curtis Jobling’s picture book Frankenstein's Cat (2001); the 20th anniversary of Grant Morrision’s comic book series Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein (2006); the 15th anniversary of Nick Dear’s play Frankenstein (2011); the 10th anniversary of the Royal Ballet's production of Frankenstein (2016); and the release of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s film Bride! (2026).

Monday, March 3, 2025

Out in 2026 - Oxford World's Classics Combined Edition of The Last Man and The Journal of Sorrow


The Last Man and The Journal of Sorrow
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Edited by Eileen M. Hunt
Oxford World's Classics

Full details and ordering information at https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-last-man-and-the-journal-of-sorrow-9780198892793.

Presents two of Mary Shelley's most important works, never before published together

Includes a new introduction drawing out connections between Shelley's novel and the journal, and their relationships to political science fiction and life writing

Shelley's groundbreaking The Last Man was the first major modern telling of postapocalyptic pandemic which still resonates 200 years after publication


Paperback

This item is not yet published. It is available for pre-orders and will ship on 13 April 2026.

512 Pages

7.7 x 5.1 inches

ISBN: 9780198892793


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