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Frankenstein

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Mary Shelley Biography

Mary Shelley's Career Highlights

About Frankenstein

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Preface to the 1817 Edition
Introduction to the 1831 Edition
Letter 1: To Mrs. Saville, England
Letter 2: To Mrs. Saville, England
Letter 3: To Mrs. Saville, England
Letter 4: To Mrs. Saville, England
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Final Letters

Character List

Character Map

Character Analysis

Victor Frankenstein
The Monster
Elizabeth Lavenza
Justine Moritz

Critical Essays

Themes in Frankenstein
The Romantic Movement and Frankenstein
Frankenstein as a Gothic Novel
Plot of Frankenstein

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Famous Quotes from Frankenstein
Film Versions of Frankenstein
Full Glossary for Frankenstein
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Chapter 11

hovel a small shed for sheltering animals or storing supplies.

offals refuse; garbage.

Pandemonium the capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost.

tapers wax candles, especially long, slender ones.

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