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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

A scientist creates life from dead matter, then faces the human and moral consequences of abandoning his creation.

First published 2018

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An Arctic expedition becomes the frame for a stranger’s account of obsession, discovery, and catastrophe. Through letters and nested testimony, the novel moves from the outer voyage into the inner history of a brilliant young scientist whose experiment changes everything.

At the center is the creation of a living being from lifeless matter, followed by the creator’s horror and retreat. The created being then tells its own story of learning, rejection, loneliness, and a desperate search for companionship and recognition.

The tale closes as creation and creator are locked together in grief, guilt, and pursuit. Along the way, the book uses remote landscapes, philosophical reflection, and retrospective narration to build its tragic momentum.

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Authors
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
First published
2018
Genres
Classics, Horror, Science Fiction, Gothic, Fantasy, School
Subjects
Frankenstein, victor · Frankenstein's monster · Shelley, mary wollstonecraft , 1797-1851 · Scientists · Scientists--fiction · Monsters · Monsters--fiction · Medicine in literature · Science in literature · Pr5397 .f7 2018d · 823/.7 · Frankestein (personaje ficticio) · Frankestein (personaje ficticio)--novela · Científicos · Científicos--novela · Monstruos · Monstruos--novela · Pr5397 .f7 2008e · Hl 4343 · Women and literature--history · Women and literature--england--history--19th century · Horror tales, english--history and criticism · Monsters in literature · Pr5397.f73 m36 1996 · Fiction, horror · Victor Frankenstein (Fictitious character) · Fiction · Frankenstein’s monster (Fictitious character) · Long Now Manual for Civilization · Women and literature · History · English Horror tales · History and criticism · Frankenstein (Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft)
ISBN-13
9780143131847

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