Frankenstein
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Begun when the author was only eighteen and conceived from a nightmare， Frankenstein is the deeply disturbing story of a monstrous creation which has terrified and chilled readers since its first publication in 1818。 The novel has thus seared its way into the popular imagination while establishing itself as one of the pioneering works of modern science fiction。
Begun when the author was only eighteen and conceived from a nightmare， Frankenstein is the deeply disturbing story of a monstrous creation which has terrified and chilled readers since its first publication in 1818。 The novel has thus seared its way into the popular imagination while establishing itself as one of the pioneering works of modern science fiction。
Reviews
Ashlyn Stelmach
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Honestly， the Creature never asked to be born so I don’t get why Victor is so shocked that he hates his existence。 I liked that we saw both POV’s but I wish we had gotten more from the Creature than Frankenstein himself。 I’m glad I finally read this！ In college， someone did a presentation on how Victor could be gay， and honestly？ I see it。 Elizabeth deserved better。 And also， can we just discuss how they were raised as siblings/cousins， but they were also to be married？ Because I know that was a Honestly， the Creature never asked to be born so I don’t get why Victor is so shocked that he hates his existence。 I liked that we saw both POV’s but I wish we had gotten more from the Creature than Frankenstein himself。 I’m glad I finally read this！ In college， someone did a presentation on how Victor could be gay， and honestly？ I see it。 Elizabeth deserved better。 And also， can we just discuss how they were raised as siblings/cousins， but they were also to be married？ Because I know that was a thing; but it’s just weird to me。 I feel like Victor was in love with his best friend！ 。。。more
Israel
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📕 Frankestein ✏️ Mary Shelley 📚 #editorialaustral， 1818🧐 Recomendación 7/ 10Este libro， lo he comprado en #libreriaprismatomares y leído en #lecturaconjunta por @loco_libros A destacar la introducción redactada por el traductor de la obra， José C。 Vales。， me ha sorprendido prácticamente todo lo que relata， （yo solo tenía conocimiento del monstruo por el cine y nada por la literatura）， de lo joven （18 años）que era la autora cuando lo escribió， de que el origen del libro fuese un juego que se inve 📕 Frankestein ✏️ Mary Shelley 📚 #editorialaustral， 1818🧐 Recomendación 7/ 10Este libro， lo he comprado en #libreriaprismatomares y leído en #lecturaconjunta por @loco_libros A destacar la introducción redactada por el traductor de la obra， José C。 Vales。， me ha sorprendido prácticamente todo lo que relata， （yo solo tenía conocimiento del monstruo por el cine y nada por la literatura）， de lo joven （18 años）que era la autora cuando lo escribió， de que el origen del libro fuese un juego que se inventó Lord Byron ， （cada participante tenía que escribir un historia de Terror） ， de los significados que tiene este libro。 1。 El mito de Prometeo y los peligros que conlleva la soberbia y orgullo。 2。 La idea moderna y romántica del Dios “culpable” ante su creación。 Pongo algunos de mis comentarios en el grupo de @loco_libros :*Quizás por la contaminación de lo visto en películas， no he sentido miedo o terror con el monstruo， sin embargo， si he sentido la angustia， la decepción， el asco， y la locura de Frankestein。*Capítulo 11。 Quizás el que más me ha gustado hasta ahora， Shelley cambia el ritmo y narra los acontecimientos de la muerte de William， al modo de un auténtico thriller。*Capítulos 12 y 13。 En estos 2 capítulos， Shelley nos aboca ni más ni menos a una tragedia shakespeariana。 Nos lleva irremediablemente a la desesperación y agonía de los personajes。 Espero que no acaben como muchos de los personajes de Shakespeare 🤦🏻♂️Buenos días。 Capítulo XV *Víctor dice “ Pronto， oh， muy pronto， la muerte acallará estos latidos de mi corazón…。 “ Tengo que confesaros que he apuntado a lápiz （ tengo esa costumbre ） OJALÁ！！！ Es que lo desea desde el principio del libro， Shelley concédele ese deseo …。Victor no solo es triste， depresivo， irresponsable， ， sino que en este capítulo es drogadicto y un novio “tóxico “ para la pobre Elizabeth 🤦🏻♂️P。d me encantan todas las cartas que contiene este libro。*Al final。 Frankestein o el moderno Prometeo。 Tiene más de esto último que de terror。 Es decir， a lo largo de toda la obra y repito lo que se decía en ese increíble preámbulo “de los significados que tiene este libro。 1。 El mito de Prometeo y los peligros que conlleva la soberbia y orgullo。 2。 La idea moderna y romántica del Dios “culpable” ante su creación。*En gran medida， Frankenstein es una desoladora representación del universo religioso judío cristiano Víctor ejerce de dios， dando forma y aliento a un ser deforme desvalido ignorante y tambaleante: su criatura y si Víctor Frankenstein es dios， el monstro es el hombre desdichado y solo abandonado en un mundo inhóspito y cruelLa frase :el ángel caído se convierte en un demonio maligno。Pero él… Incluso él， el enemigo del hombre， tuvo amigos y compañeros。Yo estoy absolutamente solo#recomendacionesliterarias#frankestein#maryshelley 。。。more
WhatIReallyRead
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I got a beautiful Faux leather edition of Penguin classics as well。
Jessie
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I must admit， the writing was very fluid， and the plot made plenty of sense。 It was a good read， but just was not in my personal forte。
Kristi
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Long and horrible preface where the idiot academic told me what happens in the book。 Stopped reading they and picked up at the true beginning。
Otto
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If i had to be fair， this book didn't quite catch up with my expecations。 That's because thanks to it practically being of common （wrong） knowledge and to Frankenstein Junior （the film）， i had a completely wrong idea of what it would deal with。 Because it talks about life， how to live it， crime， the pathway to forgiveness， and lots of other ethical themes。 If i had to be fair， this book didn't quite catch up with my expecations。 That's because thanks to it practically being of common （wrong） knowledge and to Frankenstein Junior （the film）， i had a completely wrong idea of what it would deal with。 Because it talks about life， how to live it， crime， the pathway to forgiveness， and lots of other ethical themes。 。。。more
Anna Kate
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yep yep YEP
Marisa
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Frankenstein has a nostalgic vibe for me。 I rocked this novel in high school and again in college， so it gives me good feelings on top of the spooky creepiness that I love in gothic classics。 This time around， I listened to the audiobook read by Dan Stevens。 He's a gem with an incredible voice。 Normally， I would have given this a 5-star rating， but for whatever reason， there was only so much groveling and depression I could take。 This is still one of my favorite eerie books for the Fall season， Frankenstein has a nostalgic vibe for me。 I rocked this novel in high school and again in college， so it gives me good feelings on top of the spooky creepiness that I love in gothic classics。 This time around， I listened to the audiobook read by Dan Stevens。 He's a gem with an incredible voice。 Normally， I would have given this a 5-star rating， but for whatever reason， there was only so much groveling and depression I could take。 This is still one of my favorite eerie books for the Fall season， though。 There is a painting called "The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane" by John Quidor that always comes to mind when I read Frankenstein。 In my imagination， most of the conversational scenes between Frankenstein and the Monster occur in that particular setting （minus the Horseman and Ichabod， of course）。 I will be reading this novel again soon！ 。。。more
iesha ruby
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i wish i could rate this five stars and i really really wanted to， but for reasons that probably are just more of a personal reflection than anything， i found myself truly struggling to finish such a short novel。 i don’t know if the beginning of the novel that’s delivered through the lens of letters between the captain and his sister that had me starting on the wrong foot but it definitely made things difficult for me。 however， once the story started through the narration of frankenstein， the pa i wish i could rate this five stars and i really really wanted to， but for reasons that probably are just more of a personal reflection than anything， i found myself truly struggling to finish such a short novel。 i don’t know if the beginning of the novel that’s delivered through the lens of letters between the captain and his sister that had me starting on the wrong foot but it definitely made things difficult for me。 however， once the story started through the narration of frankenstein， the pacing really shifted and i was invested。 the reading lens of frankenstein being an allegory for how ‘God’ views his creations and the turmoil and destruction they have brought upon themselves and each other， was something i found myself calling back to for a significant portion of my reading。 also， if you’re looking for an accurate depiction of men being shocked and the direct consequences of their choices an actions， don’t go any further than good old victor frankenstein， because he truly jumps through hoops and over hurdles to attempt to resolve himself of any blame for the countenance of the monster， and even on his death bed doesn’t gain any sympathy for the life of desperate loneliness he has inflicted onto the monster （or the massive ethical and moral crimes of literally grave robbing to prove to himself he’s truly the smartest guy around） 。。。more
Kathy
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Re-read for a challenge。 One of my favorite classics
Angel Capietro
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"Yo no percibía el motivo de su infelicidad; pero me afectaba profundamente， si estas criaturas tan encantadoras eran miserables， entonces no era tan extraño que yo， un ser imperfecto y solitario， también lo fuera" ⚡️Este libro definitivamente me ha marcado en muchas formas， no pude evitar conectar con la criatura， la historia， las emociones que sentí， la forma tan filosófica y poética en la que está escrita， todos los sentimientos que se expresan en el libro， las frases tan increíbles que me de "Yo no percibía el motivo de su infelicidad; pero me afectaba profundamente， si estas criaturas tan encantadoras eran miserables， entonces no era tan extraño que yo， un ser imperfecto y solitario， también lo fuera" ⚡️Este libro definitivamente me ha marcado en muchas formas， no pude evitar conectar con la criatura， la historia， las emociones que sentí， la forma tan filosófica y poética en la que está escrita， todos los sentimientos que se expresan en el libro， las frases tan increíbles que me dejaron pensado， ver plasmado el comportamiento humano， definitivamente es una obra de arte。 。。。more
Emma
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Through her masterful application of structure and deep dive into the inner workings of the human mind， Mary Shelley crafts Frankenstein as a novel that can be understood at many different levels， but that tells an important story no matter how the reader approaches it。Shelley does an incredible job at developing both the characters of Victor Frankenstein and the human-like monster that he creates。 By structuring the story as a tale within a tale within a tale — like a Matryoshka doll of a novel Through her masterful application of structure and deep dive into the inner workings of the human mind， Mary Shelley crafts Frankenstein as a novel that can be understood at many different levels， but that tells an important story no matter how the reader approaches it。Shelley does an incredible job at developing both the characters of Victor Frankenstein and the human-like monster that he creates。 By structuring the story as a tale within a tale within a tale — like a Matryoshka doll of a novel — she is able to give each character the depth and development that they need without confusing the reader。 The story begins with an account from a character that Frankenstein meets near the end of the novel’s events — Captain Robert Walton。 Walton introduces the reader to Frankenstein， who then begins telling his account of the events years ago that lead to him meeting the ship captain。 Personally， I skipped the Captain’s introduction because I wanted to save time， and only read it once I reached the end of the book。 I enjoyed the manner in which I read it， because it added some suspense as to where everyone would end up， but many readers may prefer to have prior knowledge/context that this section provides， so choose based on your own preferences。In addition to the unique structure， Shelley does a number of other things incredibly well in Frankenstein。 The first and foremost is the way that she uses the characters and events in the story to display some profound truths about humanity。 On a surface level， the novel poses some very interesting questions regarding life and its creation: Who is able to create life？ What separates humans from monsters？ Who is at fault when things go wrong — the monster or Frankenstein himself？ These questions are endlessly fascinating to ponder， and by utilizing different narrators， Shelley is able to seamlessly guide the reader through every side of these issues。 Neither character is entirely at fault for any of the tragedies that occur throughout the course of the novel， but no one is free from blame either。 Simply having the entire story told from one perspective would limit the reader’s scope， but by including the monster’s story and developing both main characters side by side， she adds an entire extra dimension to what could’ve been a much more basic story。 There is also an interesting debate raised in the novel regarding scientific development and when/if it has gone too far， which is especially interesting when you consider the time period that Frankenstein was written: 1817， a time in which the Industrial Revolution was right around the corner and technological development was just beginning to pick up。Despite how well-done those topics are， Shelley continues to dive even deeper， and this is where the true genius of the novel is revealed。 At its core， I believe Frankenstein is not simply about the relationship between humanity and monsters， or about scientific development — the real story is about mental illness， and the absolute havoc that it wreaks upon the human psyche。 The vessel Shelley uses to demonstrate this concept is the titular character himself: Victor Frankenstein。 Upon creating the monster and bearing witness to the disastrous consequences of its actions， Frankenstein begins a fascinating and unbearably painful descent into mental hell， experiencing depression to the point of being nearly suicidal， extreme paranoia， violent mood swings， and a constant sense of horror and self-hatred。 Through the course of the story and his mental decline， Frankenstein is consistently portrayed as a very contradictory character -- he will switch moods on a dime， feel overwhelming guilt but later double down on his actions， and love his friends more than anything in the world but push them away from himself at all costs， to name just a few examples。 A reader who views the book only at a surface level may be confused by his paradoxical identity， but this constant conflict happening in Frankenstein’s mind is actually very accurate to someone who faces the mental struggles that he does: when the brain is so fundamentally broken， nothing is straightforward and one’s mind is constantly at war with itself。 In fact， his contradictory nature is a microcosm of the larger overarching themes in the book that also deal with the subject of conflicting ideas， such as moral ambiguity and the way in which Frankenstein and the monster both simultaneously represent good and evil。 It would be very easy to portray such a complex， tragic process in a superficial and unsuccessful way， but Shelley has the writing expertise to easily avoid said pitfall。 In fact， I would hazard a guess that she likely had some sort of mental health struggle in her life， as it could be very difficult to portray Frankenstein’s decline this well without having personal experience。 All in all， the torture that Shelley puts Frankenstein through can be seen as almost sadistic， but the end result is by far the most gut-wrenchingly tragic and agonizingly real portrayal of mental illness that I have ever seen portrayed in any form of media。In the end， Mary Shelley proves herself to be an incredibly talented writer with an unmatched mastery of structure and theme as well as a profound understanding of human nature， which all lends itself towards making Frankenstein a heavy and complex， but endlessly fascinating， account of humanity and its paradoxical， painful existence。 。。。more
Nicole
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In the gothic fiction novel Frankenstein， written by Mary Shelley， the author explores the complex themes of defying nature and societal isolation and alienation combined in a story filled with thrill and suspense which is all wrapped up and topped with a rich and descriptive writing style brimming with emotion。 **SPOILER** The novel involves around the protagonist， a young， brilliant scientist by the name of Victor Frankenstein who discovers the “secret of life，” and， with this knowledge， creat In the gothic fiction novel Frankenstein， written by Mary Shelley， the author explores the complex themes of defying nature and societal isolation and alienation combined in a story filled with thrill and suspense which is all wrapped up and topped with a rich and descriptive writing style brimming with emotion。 **SPOILER** The novel involves around the protagonist， a young， brilliant scientist by the name of Victor Frankenstein who discovers the “secret of life，” and， with this knowledge， creates a humanoid creature who suffers a life of alienation and abandonment ultimately forming into a fury of revenge。 All in all， this book was an incredible read with incredible uses of both underlying and apparent ideas that are beautifully written and presented。 。。。more
Caitlin
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I really hated this book when I first read it in high school。 I still don't love it but I enjoyed it a bit more。 My main issue is that Frankenstein is so whiny （I know gothics are full of drama but it was just so excessive to me）。 The Creature is the only redeeming character in this book。 Side note: this story would be so much better if it was only about Felix， Safie， Agatha， and the Creature。 I really hated this book when I first read it in high school。 I still don't love it but I enjoyed it a bit more。 My main issue is that Frankenstein is so whiny （I know gothics are full of drama but it was just so excessive to me）。 The Creature is the only redeeming character in this book。 Side note: this story would be so much better if it was only about Felix， Safie， Agatha， and the Creature。 。。。more
Jessica
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This book was boring and Frankenstein is an ass。 I decided to re-read this as I had to read this in high school and that's been over 10 years at this point so I didn't remember the book that well。 He ignores his friends and family to create life， hates the life he creates so he abandons it， then proceeds to blame the creature for all his misfortunes。 the end。 This book was boring and Frankenstein is an ass。 I decided to re-read this as I had to read this in high school and that's been over 10 years at this point so I didn't remember the book that well。 He ignores his friends and family to create life， hates the life he creates so he abandons it， then proceeds to blame the creature for all his misfortunes。 the end。 。。。more
Fang
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so much more fun the second time around！ there is so much to talk about in this book i love it :]
Rebecca
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I probably wouldve enjoyed this more if I wasn't reading it for AP English but I still loved it I probably wouldve enjoyed this more if I wasn't reading it for AP English but I still loved it 。。。more
MD
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Wow！
Liquid Thinker
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Čitanje ove knjige je bilo prelepo iskustvo。 Toliko sivo obojenih likova， toliko lepih opisa， skoro pa sam mogla da osetim svež vazduh Alpa。 Čitajte je 🖤
sophie ♡
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was it a pain to get through？ yes。 do i love it regardless？ also yes
Nathalie
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I had moments when I couldn't put this book down but then there were moments where I had to muscle through。 At times a great book to read and yet fall asleep to。 Not a bad read and it was great to finally finish it。 Now gotta watch the movie to see how accurate it is heh。 I had moments when I couldn't put this book down but then there were moments where I had to muscle through。 At times a great book to read and yet fall asleep to。 Not a bad read and it was great to finally finish it。 Now gotta watch the movie to see how accurate it is heh。 。。。more
Jessica Shugg
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I wasn’t expecting this book to be about what happens when men try to reproduce without women :）
Grace Reynolds
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“If I cannot inspire love， I will cause fear。” 🧟♂️🥀There are volumes upon volumes of literary analysis on this work of author Mary Shelley。 It’s complex framework is the perfect story telling device for this meta commentary regarding human nature。 It is tragically beautiful and my heart ached for Victor Frankenstein’s creation， forever known as the Creature， Wretch， Daemon， and so on。 The true monster in this tale is not the one made by the hands of man， but rather it is the one made by that of “If I cannot inspire love， I will cause fear。” 🧟♂️🥀There are volumes upon volumes of literary analysis on this work of author Mary Shelley。 It’s complex framework is the perfect story telling device for this meta commentary regarding human nature。 It is tragically beautiful and my heart ached for Victor Frankenstein’s creation， forever known as the Creature， Wretch， Daemon， and so on。 The true monster in this tale is not the one made by the hands of man， but rather it is the one made by that of a higher power。 There is a reason it is called ‘the modern Prometheus’ by its author。 Ultimately this is a story about love， liberation， and despair。 💔 。。。more
Beth
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I know some people love this book。 I did not， just couldn't get into it。 I know some people love this book。 I did not， just couldn't get into it。 。。。more
Abraham
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Frankenstein was a good book in my opinion。 I like the whole revenge plot between Victor and the monster。 There was also a little thriller to it with all the deaths and then finally leading up to Victor's own death which I liked。 Frankenstein was a good book in my opinion。 I like the whole revenge plot between Victor and the monster。 There was also a little thriller to it with all the deaths and then finally leading up to Victor's own death which I liked。 。。。more
Romel Perez
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After reading this book it was great to know that "Frankenstein" is based on a true story。 The most interesting character was at first not what I expected， but the more I progressed the more I understood and sympathized with the main characters。 After reading this book it was great to know that "Frankenstein" is based on a true story。 The most interesting character was at first not what I expected， but the more I progressed the more I understood and sympathized with the main characters。 。。。more
Gregory Lopez
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A very good book。
David
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There are some remarkable ideas to be found in the philosophies of Kant， Hegel， and Spinoza， but you won't find them here。 Mary Shelley has made a hash of Ethical Relativism and the Principles of Utility。 Ditto the scoliosis suffered by the backbone of Milton's Paradise Lost and the trite treatment of the Origin of Man story from Genesis。 All that Art is rendered Artifice here。Even so this silly novel has inspired many， many works of genius from others。 For that I am grateful。 Do yourself a favo There are some remarkable ideas to be found in the philosophies of Kant， Hegel， and Spinoza， but you won't find them here。 Mary Shelley has made a hash of Ethical Relativism and the Principles of Utility。 Ditto the scoliosis suffered by the backbone of Milton's Paradise Lost and the trite treatment of the Origin of Man story from Genesis。 All that Art is rendered Artifice here。Even so this silly novel has inspired many， many works of genius from others。 For that I am grateful。 Do yourself a favor: Skip this monstrosity and choose something from among all of those subsequent fiendish creations。1。5 stars 。。。more
Mohammed Islam
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The novel "Frankenstein" written by author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly is among many classic books。The author manages to portray an intriguing relationship between monster and creator。 Mary Shelly's work in this book was truly outstanding。 The structure and context of this story are very entertaining to the reader。 In this book， we learn about a young scientist who makes a groundbreaking discovery。 Victor Frankenstein invents a way to give life， this results in him creating a "man-monster"。 This The novel "Frankenstein" written by author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly is among many classic books。The author manages to portray an intriguing relationship between monster and creator。 Mary Shelly's work in this book was truly outstanding。 The structure and context of this story are very entertaining to the reader。 In this book， we learn about a young scientist who makes a groundbreaking discovery。 Victor Frankenstein invents a way to give life， this results in him creating a "man-monster"。 This novel is a great Horror story and reading it was pleasent。 。。。more
Cat Potter
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Mary， Mary， Mary， what a GENIUS！！！ As a literary classic， her skill is legendary。 The art with which her words are crafted… 10 million stars。 Why then 4/5？ Maybe it’s the knowing too much before you read it or the way Victor is oblivious to so much， but 4 feels right。 Let’s just say， Victor is the reason we have Ethics Review Boards。 LolBut to think where literature would be without this monumental work is to invite madness and horror of a different kind。 I will forever be grateful to Mary Shell Mary， Mary， Mary， what a GENIUS！！！ As a literary classic， her skill is legendary。 The art with which her words are crafted… 10 million stars。 Why then 4/5？ Maybe it’s the knowing too much before you read it or the way Victor is oblivious to so much， but 4 feels right。 Let’s just say， Victor is the reason we have Ethics Review Boards。 LolBut to think where literature would be without this monumental work is to invite madness and horror of a different kind。 I will forever be grateful to Mary Shelley for breaking through the glass ceiling long before the phase was coined。 She is the heroine of her own tale。 。。。more
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Frankenstein&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0