Frankenstein

Written by Mary Shelley

Narrated by Simon Hester

Far from its popular image, the story of Frankenstein as told by Mary Shelley is not a tale that finds horror in a hideous "monster" or a "crazed" scientist. The darkness in the narrative is found in the profound loneliness of both Creator and Created as they seek one another in a tragic cycle of unfulfilled longing and revenge.

This powerful novel, first published in 1818, still surprises and shocks us with the fundamental questions about the moral boundaries of human discovery and helps us to question what it means to be human.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Head Stories Audio
• Release date: Jan 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669634317

Mary Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin was born in 1797, the daughter of two of the leading radical writers of the age. Her mother died just days after her birth and she was educated at home by her father and encouraged in literary pursuits. She eloped with and subsequently married the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, but their life together was full of hardship. The couple were ruined by disapproving parents and Mary lost three of her four children. Although its subject matter was extremely dark, her first novel Frankenstein (1818) was an instant sensation. Subsequent works such as Mathilda (1819), Valperga (1823) and The Last Man (1826) were less successful but are now finally receiving the critical acclaim that they deserve.

Reviews for Frankenstein

[C. Bennett · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Simon Hester was absolutely excellent. I was completely drawn in and found myself listening so intently to his voice I found I was holding my breath. Thank you for a wonderful experience.

[James Waugh · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Simon Hester is the goat and we all know this. We are glad to experience audiobooks at the same time these new recordings were made.