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





