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Frankenstein

Or, the Modern Prometheus

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797–1851)

28 chapters and parts · about 6 hours to read

What the book is about

"Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a Gothic novel published in 1818. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a living creature from assembled body parts in an unorthodox experiment. When the creature awakens, Victor flees in horror, abandoning his creation. The conscious being must navigate a world that fears him, learning language and seeking connection, only to face repeated rejection. Embittered and alone, the creature confronts his creator with a desperate request that will set both on a dark path of vengeance and tragedy.

This summary comes from the Project Gutenberg catalogue, where it was written automatically.

  • Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character)
  • Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character)
  • Gothic fiction
  • Horror tales
  • Monsters

Chapters

  1. Letter 1To Mrs. Saville, Englandabout 6 minutes
  2. Letter 2To Mrs. Saville, Englandabout 7 minutes
  3. Letter 3To Mrs. Saville, Englandabout 1 minute
  4. Letter 4To Mrs. Saville, Englandabout 14 minutes
  5. Chapter 1about 9 minutes
  6. Chapter 2about 11 minutes
  7. Chapter 3about 13 minutes
  8. Chapter 4about 13 minutes
  9. Chapter 5about 12 minutes
  10. Chapter 6about 14 minutes
  11. Chapter 7about 18 minutes
  12. Chapter 8about 15 minutes
  13. Chapter 9about 11 minutes
  14. Chapter 10about 12 minutes
  15. Chapter 11about 15 minutes
  16. Chapter 12about 10 minutes
  17. Chapter 13about 10 minutes
  18. Chapter 14about 9 minutes
  19. Chapter 15about 15 minutes
  20. Chapter 16about 16 minutes
  21. Chapter 17about 10 minutes
  22. Chapter 18about 14 minutes
  23. Chapter 19about 13 minutes
  24. Chapter 20about 18 minutes
  25. Chapter 21about 19 minutes
  26. Chapter 22about 17 minutes
  27. Chapter 23about 13 minutes
  28. Chapter 24about 41 minutes

Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, is in the public domain in the United States. Text from Project Gutenberg, eBook #84, with thanks. Sureno removed Project Gutenberg's header and licence and set the text in large print; this is not an official Project Gutenberg edition. Outside the United States, check your own country's copyright rules before copying it.

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