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At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering "the cause of generation and life" and "bestowing animation upon lifeless matter", Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts. However, upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature's hideousness.

Frankenstein begins in epistolary form, documenting the correspondence between Captain Robert Walton and his sister, Margaret Walton Saville. Walton sets out to explore the North Pole and expand his scientific knowledge in hopes of achieving fame and friendship. The ship becomes trapped in ice, and, one day, the crew sees a dog sled in the distance, on which there is the figure of a giant man. Hours later, the crew finds a frozen and emaciated man, Victor Frankenstein, in desperate need of sustenance.

Victor Frankenstein has no idea the horrors he is to unleash when at the University Town of Ingolstadt he create a living being from dead tissue. This begins a cycle of death, remorse, murder and horror that only his death will put to an end. Alternately well received and disregarded since its...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. **Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus** — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's 1818 Gothic masterpiece, widely regarded as the first science fiction novel. Robert Walton, an Arctic explorer, rescues the emaciated scientist Victor Frankenstein, who...

The Last Man is Mary Shelley's apocalyptic fantasy of the end of human civilisation. Set in the late twenty-first century, the novel unfolds a sombre and pessimistic vision of mankind confronting inevitable destruction. Interwoven with her futuristic theme, Mary Shelley incorporates idealised...

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a groundbreaking novel by British author Mary Shelley, penned when she was just 18 years old. First published anonymously in London in 1818, this audiobook is based on that original text. Shelleys name finally graced the revised third edition released in 1831. The title refers to Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who discovers the secret to creating life and brings to existence a powerful being resembling a man, yet larger and fearsome. In popular culture, the Creature is often mistakenly called Frankenstein, a confusion that has persisted since the ...

# The Heir of Mondolfo Born to privilege but denied a father’s love, Prince Ludovico has spent his life beneath the shadow of the cold and tyrannical Prince Fernando. Determined to control his son’s future, Fernando intends Ludovico for the church, regardless of the young man’s wishes. But...

Published in 1796, Mary Wollstonecrafts Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is a captivating travel narrative and autobiographical memoir. In this collection of twenty-five letters, the pioneering British feminist reflects on her journey through Scandinavia, prompted by a quest to retrieve a stolen treasure ship for her lover, Gilbert Imlay. As Wollstonecraft navigates the breathtaking landscapes, her poignant observations reveal her deepening disillusionment with Imlay and her exploration of identity and society. Employing the rhetoric of the sublime, she ...

Explore the haunting echoes of a world transformed by catastrophe in "Last Man, Volume I," a podcast that delves into the themes of survival, isolation, and the fragility of civilization. This rotating collection invites listeners to traverse through dystopian landscapes where humanity grapples with the aftermath of disaster and the struggle to find meaning amidst despair. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, presenting a diverse array of narratives that reflect on the human condition in times of crisis. As you immerse yourself in these stories, you will witness the resilience of ...

What if women had been denied opportunity—and then blamed for the limitations society created? In A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft delivers one of the earliest and most influential arguments for women’s equality. Writing at a time when women were commonly educated...

When the alchemist Cornelius Agrippa begins work on a secret elixir, his young apprentice Winzy believes it can cure him of only one thing: his hopeless love for Bertha. In a moment of despair, he drinks it, certain he will wake indifferent to her at last. He does not. Instead, he wakes more...

Delve into a thought-provoking exploration of political philosophy and the struggle for individual rights in "Vindication Of The Rights Of Men, In A Letter To The Right Honourable Edmund Burke." This podcast invites listeners to engage with the foundational debates surrounding governance, equality, and the critique of aristocracy, as articulated by those who championed republican ideals. Each episode features a new complete audiobook that reflects on the tensions between tradition and progress, as well as the role of language in shaping political discourse. This is not a single narrative but a...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the creature we fear most is not born from darkness, but from human ambition left without love? In Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley creates one of literature’s most haunting visions of creation...

Published in 1796, Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is a personal travel narrative by the eighteenth-century British feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. The twenty-five letters cover a wide range of topics, from sociological reflections on Scandinavia and its peoples to philosophical questions regarding identity. Published by Wollstonecraft's career-long publisher, Joseph Johnson, it was the last work issued during her lifetime. Wollstonecraft undertook her tour of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark in order to retrieve a stolen treasure ship for her lover, ...

Frankenstein begins in epistolary form, documenting the correspondence between Captain Robert Walton and his sister, Margaret Walton Saville. Walton sets out to explore the North Pole and expand his scientific knowledge in hopes of achieving fame and friendship. The ship becomes trapped in ice, and, one day, the crew sees a dog sled in the distance, on which there is the figure of a giant man. Hours later, the crew finds a frozen and emaciated man, Victor Frankenstein, in desperate need of sustenance. Frankenstein had been in pursuit of the gigantic man observed by Walton's crew when all but ...

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. Shelley's name appeared on the revised third edition, published in 1831. 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" ...

After the brutal and turbulent Wars of the Roses, Henry VII reigned over England and the sons of his rival Edward IV, once held captive in the Tower of London, were lost to time. Years later, a young man with boundless energy and hope emerged, claiming to be Richard, Duke of York, heir of Edward IV and the rightful king of England. Mary Shelley’s swashbuckling narrative of the doomed claimant to the throne imagines Richard from his youth in hiding as the lowly Perkin Warbeck to his execution as a traitor at the hands of Henry VII. Richard gains friends and supporters in his quest to claim ...

This is a classic (gothic) horror story, and one of the earliest examples of science fiction. The main characters are Dr. Frankenstein and his creation, the daemon. Shelley called the scientist a "pale student of unhallowed arts" and his creation a "hideous phantasm of a man." This story is not only delightfully frightful, but arguably represents one of the clearest criticisms of science during a time when, like the daemon, it was leaving its own infancy and, like Dr. Frankenstein, testing its ethical boundaries. As Shelley said, "Frightful must it be; for supremely frightful would be the ...

This collection of 59 short poems consists of verses, some of them incomplete, which remained unpublished at the time of Shelley’s death. Some of them have become the best known of Shelley’s shorter works. The poems were collated and edited by Mary Shelley, who also wrote an introduction to...

"Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus," authored by Mary Shelley, is a Gothic novel that delves into themes of ambition, creation, and the repercussions of scientific progress. The narrative centers around Victor Frankenstein, a highly intelligent yet obsessive scientist who becomes fixated on the quest to discover the mystery of life.Fueled by his ambition, he assembles a being from cadavers and animates it through his scientific expertise.However, Victor is immediately repulsed by the hideous look of his creation and decides to leave it behind. Despite being intelligent and capable of ...