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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818) follows Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who animates a being from dead matter and is haunted by what he has made. Told through nested narratives — letters from the Arctic, Victor's confession, and the Creature's own voice — Mary Shelley's debut novel asks who is responsible for the lives we summon into the world.
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