Frankenstein (1831 Edition: Annotated)
Chapter-by-Chapter “What’s Just Happened”, Context Snacks, key quotes, themes & critics
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1831 edition) is the definitive Gothic tale of creation, ambition, and responsibility. This revised version — the one Shelley personally prepared for republication — is the text that most readers know today, beginning with Walton’s letters and continuing through Victor’s obsessive pursuit of forbidden knowledge. Combining science, philosophy, and horror, it remains one of the most influential novels ever written.
This TritonLit Annotated Edition gives modern readers the tools to study and enjoy Shelley’s masterpiece in depth:
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Chapter-by-chapter guidance: concise “What’s Just Happened” summaries after every chapter (Walton’s four letters + 24 chapters).
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Context Snacks: quick, memorable background notes on Romanticism, science, and the Gothic imagination.
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Character insights: analysis of Victor Frankenstein, the Creature, Walton, Elizabeth, and others.
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Key quotes with commentary: close readings that highlight Shelley’s language, structure, and imagery.
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Themes and critics: perspectives on ambition, responsibility, isolation, gender, and humanity.
Accessible for students, teachers, and lovers of Gothic fiction, this edition illuminates the ideas and anxieties that made Frankenstein endure for two centuries.
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