
audiobook
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
FRANKENSTEIN: - OR, - THE MODERN PROMETHEUS. - BY MARY W. SHELLEY. - AUTHOR OF THE LAST MAN, PERKIN WARBECK, &c. &c.
INTRODUCTION.
PREFACE.
FRANKENSTEIN; - OR, - THE MODERN PROMETHEUS.
LETTER I.
LETTER II.
LETTER III.
LETTER IV.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
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.
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.

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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