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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 text)
Mary Shelley
Horror / Science Fiction
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 text)
by Mary Shelley
—· 261 p· 1818
Literary Canon20th Century Classicdarkhauntingtensephilosophicalreflective
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This is the original edition which was published in 3 volumes. The cover photograph is of Volume 1.
Published anonymously. By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
First edition.
With half-titles.
Title page with quote from Milton's Paradise Lost: "Did I request thee, maker, from my clay / To mould me man? Did I solicit thee / From darkness to promote me?"
Printer statement from title page verso of volume 1; place of printing follows printer.
Pagination: volume 1: xii, 181, [3] pages; volume 2: [4], 156…
Pages
261
University of California Press
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
5/5
Profound
Rating
—
—
Reader feel
Gothic Atmosphere
10
Philosophical Horror
10
Prose
9
Emotional depth
9
Narration
8
Worldbuilding
7
Plot twists
7
Pacing
7
My journey
My experience
private
Status
Unread
Started
DNF
Finished
My rating
Burndown
Reading days
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your reading journal
Books like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 text)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 text)
Mary Shelley
Horror / Science Fiction
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 text)
by Mary Shelley
— · —· 261 pages· 1818
Literary Canon20th Century Classicdarkhauntingtensephilosophicalreflective
This is the original edition which was published in 3 volumes. The cover photograph is of Volume 1.
Published anonymously. By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
First edition.
With half-titles.
Title page with quote from Milton's Paradise Lost: "Did I request thee, maker, from my clay / To mould me man? Did I solicit thee / From darkness to promote me?"
Printer statement from title page verso of volume 1; place of printing follows printer.
Pagination: volume 1: xii, 181, [3] pages; volume 2: [4], 156…
Pages
261
University of California Press
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
5/5
Profound
Rating
—
—
Gothic Atmosphere
10
Philosophical Horror
10
Prose
9
Emotional depth
9
Narration
8
Worldbuilding
7
Plot twists
7
Pacing
7
My journey
Status
Unread
Started
DNF
Finished
My rating
Burndown
Reading days
Notes
your reading journal
Books like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 text)