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English writer mary shelley is best known for her horror novel frankenstein, or the modern prometheus. Shellys gothic fiction is written in epistolary form as a means of correspondence between the failed writer robert walton and his sister, while he is away on a dangerous expedition in search of fame. A classic tale of gothic horror, mary shelley s frankenstein has been a world favorite since it was first published in 1818. Frankenstein is a novel written by the english author mary wollstonecraft shelley about the young science student victor frankenstein, who creates a grotesque but sentient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. So for the first time we can read this class novel as mary originally intended.
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Darwin, and some of the physiological writers of germany, as not of impossible occurrence. Victor frankenstein discovers the secret of animating lifeless matter and, by assembling body parts, creates the monster who has no name in the book. The cambridge companion to mary shelley edited by esther schor. But, my dear frankenstein, continued he, stopping short and gazing full in my face, i. Like with many people, i read frankenstein first, before ploughing into other works of mary shelley. Chapter 10 frankenstein, or the modern prometheus mary. Audio files were volume adjusted and reuploaded may 3, 2010. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. The 1818 text penguin classics audiobook from mary shelley penguin classics. Just choose the kindle option on the page linked below and download. Pdf a textual analysis of mary shelleys frankenstein. Mary wollstonecraft shelley will always be linked to the novel frankenstein and those who know her name might think of her as having had her life defined by that single iconic work. Frankenstein, or the modern prometheus lit2go edition.
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This abridgment is approximately onefifth the length of the original novel. The penguin english library edition of frankenstein by mary shelley never did i behold a vision so horrible as his face, of such loathsome, yet appalling hideousness a twisted, upsidedown creation myth, mary shelley s chilling gothic tale lays bare the dark side of science, and the horror within us all. Rejected by society, frankenstein vows revenge on his creator. Oh, frankenstein, be not equitable to every other and trample upon me alone.
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