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Public-domain author profile for Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797–1851). Catalogue metadata imported through Gutendex from Project Gutenberg.
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by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a Gothic novel published in 1818. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a living creature from assembled body parts in an unorthodox experiment. When the creature awakens, Victor flees in horror, abandoning his creation. The conscious being must navigate a world that fears him, learning language and seeking connection, only to face repeated rejection. Embittered and alone, the creature confronts his creator with a desperate request that will set both on a dark path of vengeance and tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Subjects: Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Gothic fiction; Horror tales; Monsters -- Fiction; Science fiction; Scientists -- Fiction. Source: Project Gutenberg eBook #84, imported through Gutendex.
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by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a Gothic novel published in 1818. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a living creature from assembled body parts in an unorthodox experiment. When the creature awakens, Victor flees in horror, abandoning his creation. The conscious being must navigate a world that fears him, learning language and seeking connection, only to face repeated rejection. Embittered and alone, the creature confronts his creator with a desperate request that will set both on a dark path of vengeance and tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Subjects: Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Gothic fiction; Horror tales; Monsters -- Fiction; Science fiction; Scientists -- Fiction. Source: Project Gutenberg eBook #84, imported through Gutendex.
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