Frankenstein | An Excerpt

Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 6 a.m.

b"We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, as part of our third annual October classic horror sleep story series, we\\u2019ll read an excerpt from \\u201cFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus,\\u201d an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. . To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\\n\\n\\u201cFrankenstein\\u201d tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, and this excerpt is from his point of view. He is a young scientist who creates a human-like creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.\\n\\nShelley was only 20 years old when her book was anonymously published. Today, the novel is generally considered to be a landmark work of Romantic and Gothic literature, as well as science fiction.\\n\\nThis is the second time Snoozecast is featuring this book. During our first annual horror series in 2019, we aired the very opening to the novel, which consists of letters meant to cradle the ultimate narrative of Frankenstein. Tonight\\u2019s episode is meant to start at the heart of the story.\\n\\n\\u2014 read by 'V' \\u2014\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"