Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus
By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Read by George Guidall
Unabridged
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781664507128
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ISBN: 9781664614956
| Runtime: | 9.75 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
First published in 1818, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus stands as one of the greatest achievements in English literature and the foundation of modern science fiction. In this groundbreaking novel, Shelley weaves a tale of genius and despair, creation and destruction, exploring the boundaries of human ambition and the consequences of defying nature.
When Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist driven by an insatiable thirst for knowledge, succeeds in animating lifeless matter, he unleashes a being both magnificent and monstrous. Rejected by his creator and shunned by society, the Creature embarks on a tragic quest for acceptance, love, and revenge.
Blending gothic horror with profound philosophical questions, Frankenstein remains a timeless meditation on the human condition—the pursuit of power, the fear of the unknown, and the moral cost of creation.
Author
Author Bio: Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley (1797–1851), née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, was born in London, the second daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft, well known feminist, philosopher, educator, and writer, and William Godwin, famous English philosopher, novelist, and journalist. She was best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, written when she was eighteen and published when she was twenty-one. She was married to the Romantic writer Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 9.75 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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