Frankenstein

Author
Mary Shelley
5h 20m First published 1818 (208 years ago) Sci-FiGothicDrama
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Victor Frankenstein’s monstrous creation, reawakened in language you’ll love.
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Frankenstein tells the haunting tale of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist consumed by his quest to create life from the remnants of the dead. But when he succeeds, he recoils in horror, abandoning his creation to a world that sees only a monster.

As the Creature wanders, searching for companionship and understanding, he faces cruelty, isolation, and betrayal, until he finally turns on his creator in a heartbreaking spiral of revenge.

In this modern language version, you’ll experience the same gothic drama and moral questions Mary Shelley explored, but in clear, vivid English that makes every moment immediate and alive.

It’s the story of creation and destruction, told with a fresh voice, while staying completely true to the original’s pulse and power

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Goodreads 3.93 from 2.03M ratings

  • “…uncommon powers of poetic imagination”

    Sir Walter Scott Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, 1818

  • “Some books teach you something new each time you revisit them.”

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  • “…kept me consistently engaged from beginning to end.”

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