Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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 and his creation.
Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature's hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Frankenstein.
Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of both the horror and science fiction genres, not only tells a terrifying story, but also raises profound, disturbing questions about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the cosmos: What does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we have to each other? How far can we go in tampering with Nature? Questions which, in the twenty-first century, are more relevant than ever.
Duration - 9h 12m.
Author - Mary Shelley.
Narrator - Jonathan Keeble.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2022 Public Domain ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
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 and his creation. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature's hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Frankenstein. Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of both the horror and science fiction genres, not only tells a terrifying story, but also raises profound, disturbing questions about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the cosmos: What does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we have to each other? How far can we go in tampering with Nature? Questions which, in the twenty-first century, are more relevant than ever. Duration - 9h 12m. Author - Mary Shelley. Narrator - Jonathan Keeble. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2022 Public Domain ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:08
Letters
Duration:00:36:10
Chapter 1
Duration:00:13:20
Chapter 2
Duration:00:17:33
Chapter 3
Duration:00:20:18
Chapter 4
Duration:00:19:39
Chapter 5
Duration:00:16:21
Chapter 6
Duration:00:18:37
Chapter 7
Duration:00:27:04
Chapter 8
Duration:00:22:41
Chapter 9
Duration:00:16:19
Chapter 10
Duration:00:19:05
Chapter 11
Duration:00:21:42
Chapter 12
Duration:00:16:00
Chapter 13
Duration:00:16:11
Chapter 14
Duration:00:12:58
Chapter 15
Duration:00:23:23
Chapter 16
Duration:00:23:29
Chapter 17
Duration:00:14:18
Chapter 18
Duration:00:21:22
Chapter 19
Duration:00:19:22
Chapter 20
Duration:00:25:02
Chapter 21
Duration:00:26:11
Chapter 22
Duration:00:24:16
Chapter 23
Duration:00:18:40
Chapter 24
Duration:01:02:26
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:17