A timeless, terrifying tale of one mans obsession to create life and the monster that became his legacy. Frankenstein by mary shelley full audiobook greatest. The story concerns victor frankenstein, a scientist who joins a university in order to study chemistry and. Librivox recording of frankenstein edition 1831 by mary shelley wollstonecraft. Read frankenstein by author mary wollstonecraft shelley, free, online. I would need to check the 1831 version to see if that is what this book is. The first edition was published anonymously in london in 1818, and this audiobook is read from that text. It was written by the brilliant mary wollstonecraft shelley. Frankenstein full audiobook with rolling text by mary shelley. Find out more about our move, redesign, and plans for the future here. Percy contributed a preface and later made extensive emendations. She nursed madame frankenstein, my aunt, in her last illness, with the greatest affection and care and afterwards attended her own mother during a tedious illness, in a manner that excited the admiration of all who knew her, after which she again lived in my uncles house, where she was beloved by all the family. Frankenstein by mary shelly the audio book on apple podcasts.
Frankenstein edition 1831 by mary shelley and librivox. Frankenstein by mary shelley free audio book audiobook treasury. A mentally unstable genius, victor frankenstein, inspired by the dreams of ancient alchemists and empowered by modern science, creates a humanoid but fails. Rejected by society, frankenstein vows revenge on his creator. When i saw this edition with dan stevens as narrator i took the plunge. Frankenstein by mary shelley free audio book listen to the audio book here.
The young people all began to write ghost stories, but only marys was destined to enjoy success. Listen to frankenstein edition 1831 by mary shelley, librivox community for free with a 30 day free trial. Frankenstein by mary shelley free audio book audiobook. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Shelleys name appeared on the revised third edition, published in 1831. Frankenstein is a novel written by english author mary shelley 17971851 that tells the story of victor frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a grotesque but sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. The complete collection both 1818 and 1831 versions annotated by mary shelley and wollstonecraft shelley, mary 3.
The publishers of the standard novels, in selecting frankenstein for one of their series, expressed a wish that i should furnish them with. The first edition was published anonymously in london in 1818, and this audiobook is read. Frankenstein unabridged audiobook 1831 edition youtube. Frankenstein or the modern prometheus edition 1831 by mary wollstonecraft shelley unabridged audiobook a mentally unstable genius. Shelley started writing the story when she was only 18. Percy contributed a preface and later made extensive. A mentally unstable genius, victor frankenstein, inspired by the dreams of ancient alchemists and empowered by modern science, creates a humanoid but fails to nurture and educate it after it comes to life. Mary shelley authors introduction to frankenstein 1831. After his death mary herself thoroughly revised the text and published it again in 1831. It was a little slow to start, taking the form of an epistolary novel with no mention of either frankenstein or the monster, but i persevered.