The Father of Frankenstein

Christopher Bram

Original title: Father of Frankenstein

earliest edition we have, 1995 Plume, 1996 288 pages

James Whale, the elegant director of such classic horror films as Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein, was found at his Los Angeles mansion in 1957, dead of unnatural causes. Christopher Bram, whose social insight and wit have earned him comparisons to Henry James and Gore Vidal, explores the mystery of Whale's last days in this evocative and suspenseful work of fiction. Home from the hospital after a minor s...

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Father of Frankenstein edition · 1999 · Orion Publishing Group, Limited · 9780753808658
Father of Frankenstein edition · 1998 · Orion Publishing Group, Limited · 9780753804650
The Father of Frankenstein edition · 1996 · Plume · 288 pages · 9780452273375
Father of Frankenstein edition · 1995 · Dutton · 276 pages

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