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Frankenstein — Study Guide — CliffsNotes
Published in 1818, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a Gothic novel that explores the disaster that ensues after Victor Frankenstein, a natural philosophy student, unlocks creation’s secrets and …
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Short summary: Frankenstein is a classic in the Western horror genre of literature. The novel follows a young scientist who becomes obsessed with the idea of finding the secret to creating …
Frankenstein - Wikipedia
Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment that involved putting it together with different …
Frankenstein | Summary, Characters, Analysis, & Legacy ...
Apr 25, 2025 · Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Gothic horror novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley that was first published in 1818. The epistolary story follows a scientific …
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Plot Summary - LitCharts
Get all the key plot points of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on one page. From the creators of SparkNotes.
Frankenstein: Study Guide - SparkNotes
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 …
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary ...
Oct 1, 1993 · "Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story explores themes of ambition, the quest for …
Frankenstein — Study Guide — CliffsNotes
Published in 1818, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a Gothic novel that explores the disaster that ensues after Victor Frankenstein, a natural philosophy student, unlocks creation’s secrets and …
Frankenstein Summary and Analysis - Writing Explained
Short summary: Frankenstein is a classic in the Western horror genre of literature. The novel follows a young scientist who becomes obsessed with the idea of finding the secret to creating …
