Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
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Frankenstein
He Created Life… and Unleashed a Nightmare That Would Not Die

Author: Mary Shelley

Narrator: Amelia Watson, Jackson Simmons

Unabridged: 7 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: PrimeStudios

Published: 02/26/2026


Synopsis

He stole the secret of life… and created something that should never have breathed. In Frankenstein, a brilliant experiment ignites a nightmare of isolation, vengeance, and moral collapse. What begins as a triumph of human ambition becomes a relentless pursuit through darkness, where creator and creation are bound by guilt, rejection, and a fate neither can escape.As this haunting journey unfolds, listeners are drawn into the emotional wreckage left behind by unchecked genius. Beyond its gothic terror, the story reveals the devastating cost of abandonment, the longing for acceptance, and the dangerous consequences of playing god. Themes of scientific overreach, identity, loneliness, and responsibility give this audiobook a profound psychological depth that lingers long after the final chapter.Listeners will discover:A chilling exploration of creation and the consequences of defying natureDeep psychological insight into isolation, rejection, and the need for belongingTimeless questions about ambition, ethics, and moral responsibilityA dark gothic atmosphere charged with suspense and emotional intensityA powerful reflection on humanity, compassion, and the price of unchecked geniusWritten by Mary Shelley, this groundbreaking masterpiece shaped the foundations of science fiction and gothic horror. Its exploration of scientific ambition and human responsibility remains strikingly relevant, securing its place among the most influential works in literary history.This audiobook invites you into a world where brilliance births terror and compassion arrives too late. It is a haunting meditation on creation, consequence, and the fragile boundary between human achievement and irreversible tragedy.

About Mary Shelley

The daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft, the ardent feminist and author of A Vindication on the Right of Women, and William Goodwin, the radical-anarchist philosopher and author of Lives of the Necromancers, Mary Goodwin was born into a free-thinking, revolutionary household in London on August 30, 1797. Educated mainly by her intellectual surroundings, she had little formal schooling, and at age sixteen, she eloped with the young poet Percy Bysshe Shelly; they eventually married in 1816.

Mary Shelly's life had many tragic elements: her mother died giving birth to Mary; her half-sister committed suicide; Percy's wife Harriet Shelly drowned herself and her unborn child after he ran off with Mary; William Goodwin disowned Mary and Shelly after the elopement but, heavily in debt, recanted and came to them for money; Mary's first child died soon after its birth; and in 1822 Percy Shelly drowned in the Gulf of La Spezia—Mary was not quite twenty-five then.

Mary did not begin to write seriously until the summer of 1816, when she and Shelly were living in Switzerland, neighbors to Lord Byron. One night following a contest to compose ghost stories, Mary conceived her masterpiece, Frankenstein. After her husband's death, she continued to write, publishing Valperga, The Last Man, Ladore, and Faulkner between 1823 and 1837, in addition to editing Percy's works. In 1838 she began to work on his biography, but due to poor health she completed only a fragment.


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