Frankenstein

Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus  (1831) by Mary Shelley Table of Contents

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, first published in London in 1818, is a novel infused with some 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. The story has had an influence across literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories and films. Many distinguished authors, such as Brian Aldiss, claim that it is the very first science fiction novel.— Excerpted from Frankenstein on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. one or more chapters are available in a spoken word format.

Illustration by Theodore Von Holst from the frontispiece to the 1831 edition.

Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay

To mould Me man? Did I solicit thee

From darkness to promote me?—

Paradise Lost (x. 743-5)

• Letters
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 9
• Chapter 10
• Chapter 11
• Chapter 12
• Chapter 13
• Chapter 14
• Chapter 15
• Chapter 16
• Chapter 17
• Chapter 18
• Chapter 19
• Chapter 20
• Chapter 21
• Chapter 22
• Chapter 23
• Chapter 24