Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
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“Book of the day: FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley. My favorite book of all time. An emotional autobiography.”
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Sci Fi Horror, English, and Fiction.
Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matte...
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Sci Fi Horror, English, and Fiction.
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“Book of the day: FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley. My favorite book of all time. An emotional autobiography.”
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