Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley | Full Audiobook | The 1818 Text

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  • Possessed by obsession, the mad scientist Victor Frankenstein robs graves in search of material to create new life. However, the creature he manages to resurrect does not meet his expectations. Rejected by Frankenstein and deprived of human companionship, it decides to destroy its creator and everything dear to him. This blood-chilling gothic novel, written when Mary Shelley was only nineteen years old, became the precursor of a new genre. It gained the status of a perfect study of the limits of human creativity and destruction, as well as one of the most famous horrors in the world.
    Table of contents:
    00:00:00 Introduction
    00:00:08 Volume I
    00:00:32 Preface
    00:03:53 Letter I
    00:10:39 Letter II
    00:16:43 Letter III
    00:18:13 Letter IV
    00:31:24 Chapter I
    00:48:33 Chapter II
    01:01:28 Chapter III
    01:16:19 Chapter IV
    01:29:37 Chapter V
    01:44:50 Chapter VI
    02:05:24 Chapter VII
    02:22:40 Volume II
    02:22:44 Chapter I
    02:34:35 Chapter II
    02:47:28 Chapter III
    03:03:52 Chapter IV
    03:15:49 Chapter V
    03:27:40 Chapter VI
    03:38:08 Chapter VII
    03:55:47 Chapter VIII
    04:13:06 Chapter IX
    04:24:16 Volume III
    04:24:19 Chapter I
    04:40:00 Chapter II
    04:54:33 Chapter III
    05:13:37 Chapter IV
    05:34:06 Chapter V
    05:52:44 Chapter VI
    06:06:56 Chapter VII
    06:23:56 Walton, in continuation
    06:53:23 Ending
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    ▶ Narrated by Arthur Lane
    ▶ Edited by Martin Gold
    ▶ Graphic by Jordan Harvey
    Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley • Mary Shelley | Audiobo...
    Language: English
    Genre: Horror, Gothic fiction, Science Fiction
    Version: Unabridged, Complete/Full Length, 1818 text
    Captions/Subtitles/Transcription included
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  • @gatesofimagination
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  • @RideHanna
    @RideHanna 27 днів тому +7

    Wow, that was a stunning reading, read just the right degree of detachment. I can’t believe this incredible story has been so distorted by T.V and Film adaptations. It’s better and way more powerful than any interpretation I have seen.

    • @P.Brocklehurst
      @P.Brocklehurst 19 днів тому

      It's a pity the Universal adaptation (a fine movie in its own right) tainted the perception of the story beyond repair.

  • @Mariloooca
    @Mariloooca 4 місяці тому +31

    Finally I've found the 1818 version, there is only the 1831 on audible. Thank you very much for this. Lovely voice!

    • @milkman4743
      @milkman4743 4 місяці тому +2

      what's the difference?

    • @KommanderCiwi
      @KommanderCiwi 3 місяці тому +4

      @@milkman4743a lot of the wording is changed and skipped

    • @rikkebay8548
      @rikkebay8548 3 місяці тому +4

      The same reason I'm here. Every audiobook on my paid app where the 1831 version.

    • @G_BOY364
      @G_BOY364 23 дні тому

      @@rikkebay8548 How much does it affect the storry?

    • @rikkebay8548
      @rikkebay8548 21 день тому

      @@G_BOY364 Uh I have a hard time remembering now. I remember some of it had to do with Frankenstein's fiance. But the main reason it annoyed me was I was reading and listening at the same time and there were added new sentences to elaborate, which disturbed my reading. People nowadays say the original is the one to read from what I gathered on the internet.

  • @machine9736
    @machine9736 9 місяців тому +54

    Thank you genuinly, the audiobooks that you share for free on your channel are of the highest quality. This helped me greatly because I have some trouble with focusing while I read, and this is the perfect solution.

    • @Yesica1993
      @Yesica1993 8 місяців тому

      I'm the opposite of you. I struggle with audiobooks. But this was excellent! If not for Real Life having to be dealt with, I would've sat here and listened to the whole thing straight through!

  • @solacecoupethwaite7273
    @solacecoupethwaite7273 8 місяців тому +14

    It is sad how modern renditions twist the story so much that it is unrecognizable.

  • @sugarfalls1
    @sugarfalls1 10 місяців тому +17

    Arthur, you are a masterful narrator! Thank you so much for reading this long novel!

  • @larryparis925
    @larryparis925 Рік тому +50

    The literary sophistication and depth of expression are truly amazing.

    • @lervish1966
      @lervish1966 7 місяців тому

      Shelley was a great poet.

  • @Yesica1993
    @Yesica1993 9 місяців тому +18

    I am just finding this today! I am reading the book for the very first time and am enjoying it so far. I wanted to see if there was an audiobook to go along with it. It helps me to both read it and hear it. I'm only about 30 minutes into this, but it's fantastic! Thank you.

  • @Natacha1111
    @Natacha1111 6 місяців тому +13

    Why all these comments whether she wrote it or not? She did write it. Sometimes you get one good inspiration as an author or creative and that’s it.

    • @dotkiarika1026
      @dotkiarika1026 6 місяців тому +12

      It's just misogyny. They hate that Mary seems to have bigger perceived impact on modern culture than Percy even though he himself is already respected in his field.

    • @wednesdaygeckok.7899
      @wednesdaygeckok.7899 3 місяці тому +1

      ​​​@@dotkiarika1026 its not misogyny, thats a really low IQ take. Its literally just modern contearianism where they see one person say look see maybe she didnt and they start frothing at the mouth because they get to carry the same energy as "um actually Frankenstein is the doctor, not the monster." Its intellectual superiority, not gender. You wanna apply misogyny to it because you lack fundamental understanding of modern men and it makes you feel smart and superior, try to deny it all you want but.. You're fighting boogeymen thus doing the exact same thing as the "misogynist" people you decided to wage social war against
      You and your kind have entirely devalued the word misogyny so much that real misogyny is ignored to focus on tiny issues that you willy nilly apply a label to
      Congrats, you contributed to misogyny

    • @anamakesthings
      @anamakesthings Місяць тому +1

      Miserable little people living miserable little lives. They will never achieve 0.01% of this author's success and it's more comforting to pretend like this isn't a thing because it means they don't have miserable little confrontations about their own lives 😊

  • @valrahosman6463
    @valrahosman6463 Рік тому +19

    I am greatful I found your site. Thank you for your superb reading.

  • @user-tm6ui1os4h
    @user-tm6ui1os4h 7 місяців тому +2

    I could listen to your voice all day. I've just finished the dracula audiobook and dracula's guest with you guys, I can't wait to hear them all :D

  • @joshuawilliams2222
    @joshuawilliams2222 5 місяців тому +2

    Impeccable narration, thank you.

  • @majhedelokgeet2698
    @majhedelokgeet2698 9 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for uploading

  • @magicbulletdancers
    @magicbulletdancers 10 місяців тому +2

    Thank you. Excellent ❤

  • @maxwellmosley5633
    @maxwellmosley5633 10 місяців тому +1

    Well Readied thank you Arthur Lane

  • @gin6270
    @gin6270 6 місяців тому

    Thank you, thank you very very much.

  • @deewhite4346
    @deewhite4346 Рік тому +3

    Wow thank you.

  • @JackT13
    @JackT13 28 днів тому +1

    Quite eerie listening to an AI voice narrate a story about the hubris of man in his creation of artificial life…

  • @SnakeAndTurtleQigong
    @SnakeAndTurtleQigong 8 місяців тому

    Thanks so much

  • @achalshaw9373
    @achalshaw9373 9 місяців тому

    Thank you

  • @anon64mus66
    @anon64mus66 Рік тому +2

    Yesssss, I wanted this one. Thank you!

  • @martind5565
    @martind5565 8 місяців тому +5

    Any1 else think Viktors a bit of an asshole! Great reading, thanks :D

  • @Yesica1993
    @Yesica1993 9 місяців тому +2

    Thanks!

    • @gatesofimagination
      @gatesofimagination  9 місяців тому

      Thank you very much ♥️

    • @Yesica1993
      @Yesica1993 9 місяців тому +1

      You're welcome. I don't usually do audiobooks. But this has been a wonderful companion to having just read the book for the very first time. I have about 2 hours left to go.@@gatesofimagination

  • @leafleafkris
    @leafleafkris 9 місяців тому

    that was wild omfg

  • @chloecam101
    @chloecam101 5 місяців тому +3

    Is it just me or are the chapters wrong

  • @jxmxnisbxe2775
    @jxmxnisbxe2775 9 місяців тому

    Walter is excited to learn from Professor Waldman. Attends his lectures

    • @jxmxnisbxe2775
      @jxmxnisbxe2775 9 місяців тому

      Walter is excited to learn from Professor Waldman. Attends his lectures. Initially, Walter learned a branch of science purely because of his attraction to Waldman’s teaching style. Eventually, Walter finds genuine charm in the study and purses it along with others. Two years later, he becomes as well versed as the university’s professors in science. Walter improves chemical instruments.
      Having learned everything, Walter decided to return home to live among his friends but before he leaves he is suddenly intrigued by human anatomy their remains. Begins visiting charnel houses (houses human skeletal remains).

    • @jxmxnisbxe2775
      @jxmxnisbxe2775 9 місяців тому

      Sudden discovery of what makes humans living and fascinated with bringing dead matter back alive.

  • @andreashinault5678
    @andreashinault5678 Рік тому

    I've been thinking of reading some Poe aloud and posting it. Has that been already too "done"?

    • @gatesofimagination
      @gatesofimagination  Рік тому

      Poe is a widely recorded author. The competition is high. On the other hand, all of his works are in the Public Domain, so you can always give it a try.

    • @andreashinault5678
      @andreashinault5678 Рік тому +2

      @@gatesofimagination I wonder then, is there an author that is seldom read that I could take on? I am a lady and have a southern accent. I've been told I have a good voice.

    • @gatesofimagination
      @gatesofimagination  Рік тому +8

      We conducted research in this matter, and believe me, if we were to find a popular author in the Public Domain who hasn't been recorded yet, we would do it ourselves. It seems that a better approach is to record what one personally enjoys 😉

    • @rezzer7918
      @rezzer7918 10 місяців тому

      Not done enough!

    • @rezzer7918
      @rezzer7918 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@andreashinault5678Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. Whose Afraid of Vurginia Wolfe. Man and Superman. Proverbs from the Bible.

  • @akaashikeijiluvr
    @akaashikeijiluvr 4 місяці тому

    bookmarks:
    31:23

  • @kerrijones1726
    @kerrijones1726 Рік тому +50

    Amazingly written...for someone so young.

    • @lervish1966
      @lervish1966 7 місяців тому

      I agree - PBS wrote it.

    • @wednesdaygeckok.7899
      @wednesdaygeckok.7899 3 місяці тому

      Bruh i know young people 30x smarter than any boomer cut that shit out. You've never made anything you dont have the perspective to make that apathetic backhanded compliment

    • @samuelbonaccorso9969
      @samuelbonaccorso9969 28 днів тому

      Absolutely

  • @theoneeyerx2568
    @theoneeyerx2568 Рік тому +1

    3:56:00

  • @jxmxnisbxe2775
    @jxmxnisbxe2775 9 місяців тому +1

    1:01:47

  • @alexanderasher8037
    @alexanderasher8037 10 місяців тому +1

    3:05:30

  • @peterdevin6910
    @peterdevin6910 8 місяців тому

    This is abridged and a bit confusing - it jumps around A LOT.

    • @gatesofimagination
      @gatesofimagination  8 місяців тому +8

      This is not an abridged version but the first edition of Frankenstein from 1818. There is another version of this novel, revised by Shelley and reissued in 1831, containing many changes and considered by some readers to be more comprehensible, while others view it as a censored version. This is likely the source of confusion.

  • @Alis_Corli
    @Alis_Corli 10 місяців тому +1

    shout out to 2023 HMJ102 students lmao

  • @bittsm7211
    @bittsm7211 6 місяців тому

    2:34:38

  • @salomni
    @salomni 21 день тому

    2:11:53

  • @rangofanatic
    @rangofanatic 8 місяців тому

    3:09:00

  • @StormPrime
    @StormPrime 4 місяці тому

    1:30:00

  • @ExMachina70
    @ExMachina70 6 місяців тому +1

    Read the book and you soon begin to realize that the 1931 movie completely sucked that had no vision that Mary Shelly had back when she was only 19 years when she wrote the book.

  • @AerisNotAerith
    @AerisNotAerith 5 місяців тому

    53:39

  • @tatumespino6705
    @tatumespino6705 5 місяців тому

    31:23 bookmark

  • @sebmac7987
    @sebmac7987 4 місяці тому

    4:13:11

  • @rustymason3860
    @rustymason3860 10 місяців тому +7

    A masterpiece, both in content and writing style. Mary Shelley never wrote like this before or since, leading many to speculate that she didn't actually write Frankenstein by herself.

    • @paulschnyder938
      @paulschnyder938 10 місяців тому +2

      Yes, it's difficult to believe. I suppose We'll never know for sure.

    • @virgogaming6488
      @virgogaming6488 10 місяців тому

      She most likely had help, it does feel like a teenager wrote it.

    • @rezzer7918
      @rezzer7918 10 місяців тому +2

      I guess Percy really loved her 😉

    • @lervish1966
      @lervish1966 7 місяців тому

      She wrote the boring bits.

    • @user-ps2by3lc8f
      @user-ps2by3lc8f 4 місяці тому +3

      @@virgogaming6488Mary Shelley was the sole author of Frankenstein, as a mountain of scholarship attests.

  • @hermitsunite953
    @hermitsunite953 9 місяців тому +8

    not gonna lie, this felt like a Wattpad fanfiction.

  • @abbychristensen8476
    @abbychristensen8476 5 місяців тому

    38:48

  • @benfranklinsleftnut7458
    @benfranklinsleftnut7458 7 місяців тому +1

    .75 speed

  • @syndelgeline
    @syndelgeline 4 місяці тому

    29:54

  • @So-Be-It_85949
    @So-Be-It_85949 3 місяці тому

    1818

  • @NotWhite-dt3tu
    @NotWhite-dt3tu 10 місяців тому

    By gates of envy and desperation 👽💖😇😘😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😂🤣😅

  • @rezzer7918
    @rezzer7918 10 місяців тому +2

    Great story by Percy Shelley 😉

    • @lervish1966
      @lervish1966 7 місяців тому

      He only wrote the best bits.

    • @user-ps2by3lc8f
      @user-ps2by3lc8f 4 місяці тому +4

      No. Mary Shelley was the sole author of Frankenstein, as a mountain of scholarship attests.

  • @machstem2536
    @machstem2536 8 місяців тому

    100

  • @danthoreson4062
    @danthoreson4062 8 місяців тому +3

    no way mary shelly wrote this

    • @lervish1966
      @lervish1966 7 місяців тому

      She co-wrote it.

    • @ASUtatumaguilar
      @ASUtatumaguilar 5 місяців тому

      don't hate on the girlbossing @@lervish1966

    • @user-ps2by3lc8f
      @user-ps2by3lc8f 4 місяці тому +4

      @@lervish1966Mary Shelley was the sole author of Frankenstein, as a mountain of scholarship attests.

  • @xotwod3254
    @xotwod3254 7 місяців тому

    5:13:37

  • @trishagharami2643
    @trishagharami2643 3 місяці тому

    40:44

  • @sebmac7987
    @sebmac7987 5 місяців тому

    3:27:30