Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

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Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

EN·~7 hours·32 chapters

Chapters

32 total
1

FRANKENSTEIN: - OR, - THE MODERN PROMETHEUS. - BY MARY W. SHELLEY. - AUTHOR OF THE LAST MAN, PERKIN WARBECK, &c. &c.

0:25
2

INTRODUCTION.

12:58
3

PREFACE.

3:31
4

FRANKENSTEIN; - OR, - THE MODERN PROMETHEUS.

0:02
5

LETTER I.

7:08
6

LETTER II.

7:40
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LETTER III.

1:47
8

LETTER IV.

15:50
9

CHAPTER I.

10:36
10

CHAPTER II.

13:16

Description

A young scientist, consumed by the desire to push the limits of nature, spends countless nights in a remote Alpine laboratory. He assembles a being from discarded flesh, driven by the belief that he can bestow life where none existed. The moment the creature stirs, the triumph of discovery gives way to horror and an on‑coming sense of responsibility that the creator can scarcely bear.

The newly awakened being, rejected by its maker and shunned by the world, wanders the stark mountains seeking companionship and meaning. Its growing awareness of isolation sparks a poignant clash between curiosity and vengeance, raising unsettling questions about what it means to be human. As the story unfolds amid stormy landscapes and restless seas, listeners are drawn into a haunting meditation on ambition, loneliness, and the moral costs of playing god.

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Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (436K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2013-03-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

1797–1851

Best known for creating Frankenstein, this groundbreaking Romantic-era writer helped shape both Gothic fiction and early science fiction. Her life was filled with intellectual ambition, personal loss, and the kind of dramatic history that still echoes through her work.

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