Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by the British author Mary Shelley. Shelley wrote the novel when she was 18 years old. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818, and this audiobook is read from that text. The title of the novel refers to the scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who learns how to create life and creates a being in the likeness of man, but larger than average and more powerful. In modern popular culture, people have tended to refer to the Creature as "Frankenstein" (especially in films since 1931), despite this being the name of the scientist, and the creature being unnamed in the book itself. Frankenstein is a novel infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement. It was also a warning against the "over-reaching" of modern man and the Industrial Revolution, alluded to in the novel's subtitle, The Modern Prometheus. The story has had an influence across literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories and films. It is arguably considered the first fully-realised science fiction novel and raises many issues still relevant to today's society.
Author - Mary Shelley.
Narrator - Ella Acton.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2020 Vidya Publications ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by the British author Mary Shelley. Shelley wrote the novel when she was 18 years old. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818, and this audiobook is read from that text. The title of the novel refers to the scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who learns how to create life and creates a being in the likeness of man, but larger than average and more powerful. In modern popular culture, people have tended to refer to the Creature as "Frankenstein" (especially in films since 1931), despite this being the name of the scientist, and the creature being unnamed in the book itself. Frankenstein is a novel infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement. It was also a warning against the "over-reaching" of modern man and the Industrial Revolution, alluded to in the novel's subtitle, The Modern Prometheus. The story has had an influence across literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories and films. It is arguably considered the first fully-realised science fiction novel and raises many issues still relevant to today's society. Author - Mary Shelley. Narrator - Ella Acton. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2020 Vidya Publications ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
Duration:00:06:38
Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Duration:00:14:34
Chapter 7
Duration:00:19:51
Chapter 8
Duration:00:15:05
Chapter 9
Duration:00:17:13
Chapter 10
Duration:00:15:29
Chapter 11
Duration:00:17:21
Chapter 12
Duration:00:24:48
Chapter 13
Duration:00:19:40
Chapter 14
Duration:00:13:32
Chapter 15
Duration:00:14:46
Chapter 16
Duration:00:18:14
Chapter 17
Duration:00:13:45
Chapter 18
Duration:00:14:03
Chapter 19
Duration:00:11:26
Chapter 20
Duration:00:20:20
Chapter 21
Duration:00:19:46
Chapter 22
Duration:00:12:46
Chapter 23
Duration:00:17:53
Chapter 24
Duration:00:15:52
Chapter 25
Duration:00:22:34
Chapter 26
Duration:00:23:11
Chapter 27
Duration:00:21:06
Chapter 28
Duration:00:16:19
Chapter 29
Duration:00:19:47
Chapter 30
Duration:00:35:01
Chapter 31
Duration:00:00:04