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    Frankenstein
    /ˈfraŋk(ɪ)nstʌɪn/
    • 1. a character in the novel Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus (1818) by Mary Shelley. Frankenstein is a scientist who creates and brings to life a manlike monster which eventually turns on him and destroys him; Frankenstein is not the name of the monster itself, as is often assumed.

    noun

    • 1. a thing that becomes terrifying or destructive to its maker.

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    Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.

    • Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley
    • 1818
  3. Sep 19, 2024 · The epistolary story follows a scientific genius who brings to life a terrifying monster that torments its creator. It is considered one of the first science-fiction novels. An international sensation, the story has been adapted hundreds of times in different media and has influenced pop culture at large.

  4. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes Frankenstein Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.

  5. Sep 19, 2024 · Frankenstein is the title character in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the prototypical ‘mad scientist’ who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed. The name Frankenstein has become attached to the creature itself, who has become one of the best-known monsters in the history of film.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
    • I am by birth a Genevese, and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic. My ancestors had been for many years counsellors and syndics, and my father had filled several public situations with honour and reputation.
    • We were brought up together; there was not quite a year difference in our ages. I need not say that we were strangers to any species of disunion or dispute.
    • When I had attained the age of seventeen my parents resolved that I should become a student at the university of Ingolstadt. I had hitherto attended the schools of Geneva, but my father thought it necessary for the completion of my education that I should be made acquainted with other customs than those of my native country.
    • From this day natural philosophy, and particularly chemistry, in the most comprehensive sense of the term, became nearly my sole occupation. I read with ardour those works, so full of genius and discrimination, which modern inquirers have written on these subjects.
  6. Get all the key plot points of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on one page. From the creators of SparkNotes.

  7. The Great Gatsby. A short summary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Frankenstein.

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