Everything you need to know to read Frankenstein - Iseult Gillespie

Explore Mary Shelley's “Frankenstein,” which tells the story of a scientist who builds a creature from reanimated body parts.

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In 1815, Lord Byron proposed a challenge to a few literary guests he had gathered in his house on Lake Geneva: Who could write the most chilling ghost story? This question sparked an idea in eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley who, over the next few months, crafted the story of “Frankenstein.” Iseult Gillespie shares everything you need to know to read Mary Shelley’s classic novel.

Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, animation by Silvia Prietov.

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