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Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus
Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus is 75,060 words — about 5h 00m at 250 words per minute, across 29 chapters. Measure your own speed and read it free, here.
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You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings. I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking.…
Details
- AuthorMary Shelley
- SourceProject Gutenberg #84
- Length75,060 words · 5h 00m of reading
- Chapters29
- DictionaryIncluded
- CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
- Source checked2026-08-12
Contents
29 chapters
Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.
- 01Letter 1
- 02Letter 2
- 03Letter 3
- 04Letter 4
- 05Chapter 1
- 06Chapter 2
- 07Chapter 3
- 08Chapter 4
- 09Chapter 5
- 10Chapter 6
- 11Chapter 7
- 12Chapter 8
- 13Chapter 9
- 14Chapter 10
- 15Chapter 11
- 16Chapter 12
- 17Chapter 13
- 18Chapter 14
- 19Chapter 15
- 20Chapter 16
- 21Chapter 17
- 22Chapter 18
- 23Chapter 19
- 24Chapter 20
- 25Chapter 21
- 26Chapter 22
- 27Chapter 23
- 28Chapter 24
- 29Walton, _in continuation._
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