by Mary Shelley · 32 parts · about 6 hours 28 minutes of reading
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Read aloud by Thomas A. Copeland for LibriVox. The recording is in the public domain. Total listening time: about 8 hours 45 minutes. Press play, then scroll. The next part starts by itself, or tap any part below.
A young scientist builds a living creature and then abandons it, with terrible results for everyone he loves. Mary Shelley dreamed up this gothic landmark as a teenager, and it has never stopped haunting its readers.
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