Movie Books
Movie Books: Stories that have been adapted into films, often popular bestsellers whose cinematic versions brought them wider recognition.
Summaries
Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus
Victor Frankenstein creates a grotesque monster at the University of Ingolstadt, and after the creature is rejected by humanity and denied a companion, he embarks on a campaign of murder against his creator's entire family, culminating in a pursuit across continents to the Arctic where both creator and creation meet their tragic end.
Wuthering Heights
A gothic tale of passion, obsession, and vengeance spanning two generations at isolated Yorkshire farmhouses, as the foundling Heathcliff's all-consuming love for Catherine Earnshaw destroys both their families, echoes through their children's lives, and only finds resolution through the reconciliation of Catherine's daughter and Hareton Earnshaw.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Wrongly imprisoned in the Château d'If on the eve of his wedding, the young sailor Edmond Dantès escapes after fourteen years, discovers a vast treasure on the island of Monte Cristo, and returns to Paris as the mysterious Count to systematically reward those who showed him kindness and punish the four men whose jealousies and ambitions destroyed his life.