Following the framework of a tale within a tale, mary shelley s novel frankenstein, which features the subtitle the modern prometheus follows the scientific and at times horrific exploits of victor frankenstein. Frankenstein or the modern prometheus edition 1831 by mary wollstonecraft shelley unabridged audiobook a mentally unstable genius, victor frankenstein. On the one hand, theres mary shelley s earliest draft. The novel is constructed as a series of firstperson narratives, delivered by captain robert walton, victor frankenstein. A timeless, terrifying tale of one mans obsession to create life and the monster that became his legacy. Shelley started writing the story when she was nineteen, and the novel was published when she was twentyone.
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Frankenstein begins in epistolary form, documenting the correspondence between captain robert walton and his sister, margaret walton saville. He fashions an eightfoot creature and succeeds in animating him but, horrified by his visage, perceives his creation to be a monster. But mary shelley s original novel, written in 1816, dealt more sympathetically with. Shelley s name appeared on the revised third edition, published in 1831. Listendownload frankenstein audiobook by mary shelley.
Frankenstein is a novel written by the english author mary wollstonecraft shelley about the young science student victor frankenstein, who creates a grotesque but sentient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. It was written by the brilliant mary wollstonecraft shelley. This sophisticated 300page book is made up of illustrated freeverses poems that honor the innovation of an 18yearold and her creative spirit. Sep 15, 2016 frankenstein free full audiobook online listen by mary shelley author mary shelley country united kingdom language english genre gothic novel, horror fiction, soft science fiction published 1818.
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