‘Tales of Wonder’ by James Gillray, who was born #otd in 1756 #GothicWomen

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New acquisition A rare survivor. This pre-WW2 Everyman’s Library edition of Frankenstein is one of very few to retain its original paper dust jacket. The Version 2 jacket was designed by Reginald Knowles and includes the lighthouse logo first introduced in 1928. The text itself

"DundEden" (situated right opposite Mary Shelley's former residence in S. Baffin Street) - can't wait for this! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

location shooting “F“ in Scotland. Not far from Stonehaven (home of the deep-fried MARS bar)

CFP alert! 👀 SEL seeks contributions to a transhistorical issue on reproductive rights and sexual agency across four centuries of literary history. "Reproduction without Bodies, Bodies without Reproduction" (Winter 2026) 250-500wd abstract by Oct.1 👉 bit.ly/4cBYFYq

Dundee Heritage. Great article by Graeme Strachan about the history of the Royalty Kinema, built within the grounds of the former home of Mary Shelley and the Baxter family thecourier.co.uk/fp/past-times/…

The Frankenstein Steps in Dundee. The name given the steps having possibly been inspired by the iconic scene from the Universal film version of Frankenstein. I’ve reached out to the City Development team in order for the steps and the original Gothic railings to be given listed

Only Monsters Play God. Frankenstein, a film by Guillermo del Toro, is on Netflix this November. #TUDUM

New acquisition: An extremely rare 1930 American edition of Frankenstein published in New York, (E.P. Dutton & Co), complete with original dust jacket. Very few examples of the original wrappers survive #Frankenstein #EverymansLibrary #RareBooks #Dundee #MaryShellley

Vintage American Library Association, READ campaign Poster featuring Sting in the role of #Frankenstein. The film, ‘The Bride’ was Released 40 years ago today, 16 August 1985 #ALA #READ #Sting

August 30th is #FrankensteinDay, marking the birthday of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. One of my favourite editions of Frankenstein is this 1931 American printing with stunning illustrations by Lynd Ward, (including the drawing of Victor Frankenstein at work in his laboratory in

Frankenstein. Lynd Ward (1931)

New photo of Oscar Isaac and Guillermo del Toro on the set of ‘FRANKENSTEIN’. 📷

He will tell his tale-

#OTD 1831. The Castle of Otranto is advertised as being the accompanying text for the revised edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, scheduled for release in a single volume on 1st November 1831. #Frankenstein #CastleofOtranto

Recent acquisition One item in the collection which remains something of a mystery is a four page letter by Scottish anatomist, John Bell, who writes from Paris in June 1819. Nine years prior to the events of Burke and Hare, Bell sends word to an Edinburgh merchant in Leith,