Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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"Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a Gothic novel written 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, setting in motion a tragic tale of creation, abandonment, and revenge. This pioneering work has become one of English literature's most influential stories, spawning an
entire genre of horror and forever changing popular culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 |
|---|---|
| Title | Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus |
| Original Publication | United Kingdom: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818. |
| Note | The 1831 edition is also available: eBook #42324 |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net Revised by Richard Tonsing. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Horror tales |
| Subject | Gothic fiction |
| Subject | Scientists -- Fiction |
| Subject | Monsters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 41445 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-41445-4 |
| Release Date | Nov 23, 2012 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 15726 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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