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Title: Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus
Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Release date: October 1, 1993 [eBook #84]
Most recently updated: February 10, 2026
Language: English
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Frankenstein;
or, the Modern Prometheus
by Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley
CONTENTS
Letter 1
Letter 2
Letter 3
Letter 4
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter ll
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
Letter 1
St. Petersburgh, Dec. llth, 17--.
You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the comm…