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Frankenstein, or Modern Prometheus

by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)

A scientist, Frankenstein, discovers the secret of animating lifeless matter and, by assembling body parts, creates a monster. Rejected by society, Frankenstein’s monster vows revenge on his creator.
(Summary written by Gesine)

• Gutenberg e-text #84
• Wikipedia - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
• Librivox’s Frankenstein Internet Archive page
• Bit Torrent of the entire book
• Zip file of the entire book (238 MB)
• RSS feed · Subscribe in iTunes · Chapter-a-day

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• Letters - 00:36:33
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  Read by: Eric Conover
• Chapter 1 - 00:10:47
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  Read by: Carl Cravens
• Chapter 2 - 00:17:08
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  Read by: Kara Shallenberg
• Chapters 3-4 - 00:31:50
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  Read by: Ian Bartholomew
• Chapter 5 - 00:17:08
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  Read by: Paula Berinstein of The Writing Show
• Chapter 6 - 00:17:27
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  Read by: Paula Berinstein of The Writing Show
• Chapter 7 - 00:21:44
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  Read by: Alex Foster
• Chapter 8 - 00:20:36
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  Read by: Alex Foster
• Chapter 9 - 00:13:44
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  Read by: Mark Bradford
• Chapter 10 - 00:16:26
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  Read by: Mark Bradford
• Chapter 11 - 00:17:44
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  Read by: Karen Labenz
• Chapter 12 - 00:13:46
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  Read by: Karen Labenz
• Chapter 13 - 00:13:23
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  Read by: Karen Labenz
• Chapter 14-15 - 00:27:08
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  Read by: Kristen McQuillin
• Chapter 16 - 00:22:13
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  Read by: Gordon Mackenzie
• Chapter 17 - 00:13:32
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  Read by: Gordon Mackenzie
• Chapter 18 - 00:19:52
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  Read by: Gordon Mackenzie
• Chapter 19 - 00:16:48
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  Read by: Megan-Jane Daniels Suyasu
• Chapter 20 - 00:24:58
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  Read by: Megan-Jane Daniels Suyasu
• Chapters 21-22 - 00:40:51
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  Read by: Gordon Mackenzie
• Chapter 23 - 00:19:26
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  Read by: Hugh McGuire
• Chapter 24 - 01:01:46
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  Read by: Hugh McGuire