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Title: Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus
Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Release date: October 1, 1993 [eBook #84]
Most recently updated: February 10, 2026
Language: English
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Frankenstein;
or, the Modern Prometheus
by Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley
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