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Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text

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Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text

By: Mary Shelley
Narrated by: Joseph Kent
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Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text by Mary Shelley is a timeless gothic novel that explores the dangers of unchecked ambition and the ethical dilemmas of scientific advancement.

First published in 1818, this groundbreaking work tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but reckless scientist who creates a sentient creature in his quest to conquer death. However, his experiment spirals into tragedy as the creature, abandoned and misunderstood, seeks both revenge and companionship.

Shelley's novel delves into themes of isolation, responsibility, and the consequences of playing god, making it a cornerstone of both horror and science fiction literature. This edition preserves the original text, offering listeners an unfiltered experience of Shelley’s haunting masterpiece.

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Inventing the modern horror novel as only women could

If you are an avid reader, you have no doubt heard the tale of how #maryshelley came up with the #frankenstein novel as part of lazy rainy day challenge of young adult travelling friends prompted to write ghost stories by #lordbyron and the author's husband #percybyssheshelley . While not fully formed, the challenge coincided with recurring dreams of her dead mother, 19th Century feminist author and philosoher #marywolstonecraft who died shortly after giving birth to young Mary. These dreams of reanimation combined with the popular fad of attending medical lectures where experiments on corpses were carried out, circulated in the active mind in young Mary who later suffered the loss of a prematurely birthed daughter of she and Percy while writing Frankenstein.

This original 1818 text, while hightoned and certainly written for an extremely literate audience was told through a series of narrations telling the story of a well heeled but self taught Victor Frankenstein heading off to medical school with ample reading of Greek and Roman classics but little practical knowledge for one wishing a scientific career. His extracurricular studies in his isolated rooming house loft gave him the privacy to experiment on a corpse that somehow came to life. Rather than dealing with it or taking responsibility for his creation, Frankenstein attempts to disavow it's existence which, rather than making the problem go away, only gets worse.

The novel became a massive hit both in the written form and through numerous stage and.long after her death, screen adaptations that etched the blueprint for horror stories. Because of its influence, it was extensively studied for deeper political and religious meaning which was likewise touched on in the afterward of the novel. Whatever it's influence and deeper meaning, Frankenstein has been indelibly etched in Western Culture and demonstrates the unrestrained ingenuity of a mind encouraged to think how one wishes rather than to be constrained by convention, even if it leaves you comparatively penniless in the process.

Inventing the modern horror novel as only women could

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