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an old book with a drawing of a man laying on the ground next to a woman

FRANKENSTEIN. “By the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull, yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs, *** I rushed out of the room.” Page 43. ('Frankenstein,' inside-cover of the third edition printing in 1831).

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an old illustration of a woman laying on the floor next to a man with a beard

Mary Shelley, the daughter of feminist philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft, wrote The Modern Prometheus (a.k.a. Frankenstein) in 1818. The Gothic novel, and the monster it describes, has gone on to be a staple in horror lore. However, along with featuring one of the most misunderstood monsters in literary history, the book itself is often greatly miscalculated!

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the quote if i cannot inspire love, i will cause fear

My nerd-heart is absolutely leaping up and down right now. Mary Shelley has long been a favorite of mine—not least because she penned Frankenstein, one of the most enduring pieces of monster …

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