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Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley1818

A gifted boy, a book of forbidden alchemy, and the lightning strike that sets his course.

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Read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as a graphic novel, from Victor’s first discoveries to the pursuit of his creation.

Frankenstein, illustrated page 1: We were nearly surrounded by ice, which closed in the ship on all sides.
We were nearly surrounded by ice, which closed in the ship on all sides.
About two o'clock the mist cleared away.
A being with the shape of a man, but of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge.
We were, as we believed, many hundred miles from any land.
Frankenstein, illustrated page 2: In the morning a sledge had drifted to us on a fragment of ice.
In the morning a sledge had drifted to us on a fragment of ice.
Here is our captain, and he will not allow you to perish on the open sea.
Before I come on board your vessel…
…will you have the kindness to inform me whither you are bound?
We are on a voyage of discovery towards the northern pole.
Frankenstein, illustrated page 3: His limbs were nearly frozen, and his body dreadfully emaciated by fatigue and suffering.
His limbs were nearly frozen, and his body dreadfully emaciated by fatigue and suffering.
Why have you come so far upon the ice in so strange a vehicle?
To seek one who fled from me.
And did the man whom you pursued travel in the same fashion?
Yes.
Then I fancy we have seen him.
Frankenstein, illustrated page 4: From that day he watched the ice for the sledge that fled before his own.
From that day he watched the ice for the sledge that fled before his own.
I told him how gladly I would sacrifice my fortune, my existence, my every hope, to my enterprise.
Strange and harrowing must be his story.
Unhappy man! Do you share my madness?
Hear me; let me reveal my tale, and you will dash the cup from your lips!
Frankenstein, illustrated page 5: I am by birth a Genevese.
I am by birth a Genevese.
My father's ruined friend Beaufort died, and left his daughter an orphan and a beggar.
He came like a protecting spirit to the poor girl.
She became his wife, and I, their eldest child, was born at Naples.
Frankenstein, illustrated page 6: By the Lake of Como, my mother took me to visit a poor peasant's cottage.
By the Lake of Como, my mother took me to visit a poor peasant's cottage.
A peasant and his wife, bent down by care and labour, shared a scanty meal among five hungry babes.
Among these there was one which attracted my mother far above all the rest.
She was not their child, but the orphan of a Milanese nobleman.
Frankenstein, illustrated page 7: I have a pretty present for my Victor. To-morrow he shall have it.
On the morrow she presented Elizabeth to me as her promised gift.
I looked upon Elizabeth as mine: mine to protect, love, and cherish.
I have a pretty present for my Victor. To-morrow he shall have it.
Frankenstein, illustrated page 8: Elizabeth contemplated the magnificent appearances of things.
Elizabeth contemplated the magnificent appearances of things.
I delighted in investigating their causes.
My friend Henry Clerval made us act plays of knights and the Round Table.
It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn.

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About Frankenstein

Frankenstein; or, the modern Prometheus is a Gothic tale of science fiction and horror, concerned with scientists, monsters, and the dangerous reach of human ambition. Its world begins amid Arctic exploration, sea voyages, scientific curiosity, and the dream of entering regions no one has yet visited. Robert Walton’s letters to his sister establish a setting of ice, isolation, peril, and wonder, while his longing for discovery is matched by a deep need for friendship and moral companionship. The book invites readers into an atmosphere where grand hopes and foreboding travel together, and where the pursuit of knowledge may lead far beyond ordinary human experience.

Shelley’s prose is formal, eloquent, and richly imaginative, with the emotional intensity associated with Gothic and Romantic writing. The epistolary beginning gives the narrative an intimate, reflective voice, while its descriptions of polar landscapes, ambition, loneliness, and the sublime create a mood both beautiful and uneasy. Written in the early nineteenth century, it suits readers drawn to atmospheric horror, philosophical questions about science and responsibility, adventurous voyages, and heightened language. Those who appreciate thoughtful monsters and stories that place human feeling alongside the marvellous will find a compelling invitation here.

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