A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. I hear people saying the 1818 version is the best to read. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Frankenstein by mary shelley, free pdf, ebook global grey. Two manuscript pages of frankenstein with corrections by percy bysshe shelley above, an engraving for the frontispiece of the 1831 edition of frankenstein bottom left and an 1845 letter from mary shelley to claire clairmont bottom right. Frankenstein amazonclassics edition kindle edition by. Frankenstein mary shelley 1818 contents preface v volume i 3 letter i 3 letter ii 9 letter iii letter iv 15 chapter i 23 chapter ii 33 chapter iii 41 chapter iv 49 chapter v 57 chapter vi 67 iv chapter vii 79 volume ii 91 chapter i 91 chapter ii 99 chapter iii 107 chapter iv 117.
Frankenstein has so overshadowed mary shelleys other books in the popular imagination that many. Cave ab homine unius libri, as the latin epigram warns us. Home categories recent authors lists series collections donate about contact f. Mary shelleys frankenstein is one of the masterpieces of nineteenthcentury gothicism. Mr bruffs guide to gcse english language mr bruffs guide to gcse english literature. For other versions of this work, see frankenstein, or the modern prometheus. This version is based on a digitisation by distributed proofreaders cross checked against an existing project gutenberg text and a new dp digitisation of the 1831 edition. Victor frankenstein and the monster he brings to life by electricity.
Pdf frankenstein, or the modern prometheus book by mary. This classic book, first published in 1818, tells the story of victor frankenstein, who meets up with captain robert walton and tells him all about his life, including his creation of a monster. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The original 1818 text of mary shelleys classic novel, with annotations and essays highlighting its scientific, ethical, and cautionary aspects. While staying in the swiss alps in 1816 with her lover percy shelley, lord byron, and others, mary, then eighteen, began to concoct the story of dr.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 273 pages and is available in paperback format. Begun as a ghost story by an intellectually and socially precocious eighteenyearold author during a cold and rainy summer on the shores of lake geneva, the dramatic tale of victor frankenstein and his stitchedtogether creature can be read as the ultimate. Frankenstein, or the modern prometheus first edition, 1818. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1818, and was written by mary wollstonecraft shelley.
Mary shelley 17971851 was an english novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her gothic novel frankenstein. But then each book has a different amount of pages some have 360 pages and some have 140 pages. Internet archive bookreader frankenstein 1818 edition internet archive bookreader frankenstein 1818 edition. Mary shelleys frankenstein has endured in the popular imagination for two hundred years. Frankenstein, or the modern prometheus first edition, 1818 jump to navigation jump to search. Frankenstein the original 1818 text by mary shelley. At that age i became acquainted with the celebrated poets of our own country. Full text of frankenstein 1818 edition see other formats. Find out more about our move, redesign, and plans for the future here. Or, the modern prometheus by mary wollstonecraft shelley free ebook project gutenberg.
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