Mary Shelley: The Complete Novels (The Giants of Literature - Book 27) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Gothic Science Fiction, Romantic Classics, and Women's Literary HistoryBy Mary Shelley
Length128h 26m
About this audiobook
Mary Shelley: The Complete Novels gathers the full range of a writer too often reduced to Frankenstein alone. Across Gothic horror, historical romance, political prophecy, and psychological fiction, Shelley examines creation, exile, ambition, social responsibility, and the perilous uses of knowledge. Her prose unites Romantic intensity with philosophical inquiry, placing private anguish within the larger contexts of revolution, science, gender, and moral consequence. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was shaped by an extraordinary intellectual inheritance: the daughter of feminist philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft and radical thinker William Godwin, she matured among poets, reformers, and skeptics. Her life with Percy Bysshe Shelley, marked by literary collaboration, travel, bereavement, and social controversy, deepened her fascination with isolation, transgression, and human sympathy. These experiences inform not only Frankenstein but also Valperga, The Last Man, Lodore, and Falkner. This collection is strongly recommended for readers seeking a fuller understanding of Shelley as a major nineteenth-century novelist. It will reward admirers of Gothic literature, Romanticism, early science fiction, and women's literary history, offering a sustained encounter with a mind of remarkable imaginative discipline and ethical seriousness.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Horror
Length128 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 30, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
176Chapter XIV.
2Introduction
177Chapter XV.
3Author Biography
178Chapter XVI.
4Historical Context
179Chapter XVII.
5Synopsis (Selection)
180Chapter XIII.
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6Frankenstein (Original Edition, 1818)
181Volume III.
7Preface
182Chapter I.
8Volume One
183Chapter II.
9Letter One
184Chapter III.
10Letter Two
185Chapter IV.
11Letter Three
186Chapter V.
12Letter Four
187Chapter VI.
13Chapter One
188Chapter VII.
14Chapter Two
189Chapter VIII.
15Chapter Three
190Chapter IX.
16Chapter Four
191Chapter X.
17Chapter Five
192Chapter XI.
18Chapter Six
193Chapter XII.
19Chapter Seven
194Chapter XIII.
20Volume Two
195Chapter XIV.
21Chapter One
196Chapter XV.
22Chapter Two
197Chapter XVI.
23Chapter Three
198Chapter XVII.
24Chapter Four
199Chapter XVIII.
25Chapter Five
200Chapter XIX.
26Chapter Six
201Chapter XX.
27Chapter Seven
202Chapter XXI.
28Chapter Eight
203Conclusion
29Chapter Nine
204Lodore (The Beautiful Widow)
30Volume Three
205Volume I.
31Chapter One
206Chapter 1
32Chapter Two
207Chapter 2
33Chapter Three
208Chapter 3
34Chapter Four
209Chapter 4
35Chapter Five
210Chapter 5
36Chapter Six
211Chapter 6
37Chapter Seven
212Chapter 7
38Walton in Continuation
213Chapter 8
39Frankenstein (Revised Edition, 1831)
214Chapter 9
40Letter 1
215Chapter 10
41Letter 2
216Chapter 11
42Letter 3
217Chapter 12
43Letter 4
218Chapter 13
44Chapter 1
219Chapter 14
45Chapter 2
220Chapter 15
46Chapter 3
221Chapter 16
47Chapter 4
222Chapter 17
48Chapter 5
223Chapter 18
49Chapter 6
224Volume II.
50Chapter 7
225Chapter 1
51Chapter 8
226Chapter 2
52Chapter 9
227Chapter 3
53Chapter 10
228Chapter 4
54Chapter 11
229Chapter 5
55Chapter 12
230Chapter 6
56Chapter 13
231Chapter 7
57Chapter 14
232Chapter 8
58Chapter 15
233Chapter 9
59Chapter 16
234Chapter 10
60Chapter 17
235Chapter 11
61Chapter 18
236Chapter 12
62Chapter 19
237Chapter 13
63Chapter 20
238Chapter 14
64Chapter 21
239Chapter 15
65Chapter 22
240Chapter 16
66Chapter 23
241Chapter 17
67Chapter 24
242Chapter 18
68Walton, in continuation.
243Volume III.
69The Last Man
244Chapter 1
70Introduction
245Chapter 2
71Chapter 1
246Chapter 3
72Chapter 2
247Chapter 4
73Chapter 3
248Chapter 5
74Chapter 4
249Chapter 6
75Chapter 5
250Chapter 7
76Chapter 6
251Chapter 8
77Chapter 7
252Chapter 9
78Chapter 8
253Chapter 10
79Chapter 9
254Chapter 11
80Chapter 10
255Chapter 12
81Chapter 11
256Chapter 13
82Chapter 12
257Chapter 14
83Chapter 13
258Chapter 15
84Chapter 14
259Chapter 16
85Chapter 15
260Chapter 17
86Chapter 16
261Chapter 18
87Chapter 17
262Conclusion
88Chapter 18
263Falkner
89Chapter 19
264Volume I.
90Chapter 20
265Chapter I.
91Chapter 21
266Chapter II.
92Chapter 22
267Chapter III.
93Chapter 23
268Chapter IV.
94Chapter 24
269Chapter V.
95Chapter 25
270Chapter VI.
96Chapter 26
271Chapter VII.
97Chapter 27
272Chapter VIII.
98Chapter 28
273Chapter IX.
99Chapter 29
274Chapter X.
100Chapter 30
275Chapter XI.
101Valperga
276Chapter XII.
102Preface
277Chapter XIII.
103Chapter 1
278Chapter XIV.
104Chapter 2
279Chapter XV.
105Chapter 3
280Chapter XVI.
106Chapter 4
281Chapter XVII.
107Chapter 5
282Volume II.
108Chapter 6
283Chapter I.
109Chapter 7
284Chapter II.
110Chapter 8
285Chapter III.
111Chapter 9
286Chapter IV.
112Chapter 10
287Chapter V.
113Chapter 11
288Chapter VI.
114Chapter 12
289Chapter VII.
115Chapter 13
290Chapter VIII.
116Chapter 14
291Chapter IX.
117Chapter 15
292Chapter X.
118Chapter 16
293Chapter XI.
119Chapter 17
294Chapter XII.
120Chapter 18
295Chapter XIII.
121Chapter 19
296Chapter XIV.
122Chapter 20
297Chapter XV.
123Chapter 21
298Volume III.
124Chapter 22
299Chapter I.
125Chapter 23
300Chapter II.
126Chapter 24
301Chapter III.
127Chapter 25
302Chapter IV.
128Chapter 26
303Chapter V.
129Chapter 27
304Chapter VI.
130Chapter 28
305Chapter VII.
131Chapter 29
306Chapter VIII.
132Chapter 30
307Chapter IX.
133Chapter 31
308Chapter X.
134Chapter 32
309Chapter XI.
135Chapter 33
310Chapter XII.
136Chapter 34
311Chapter XIII.
137Chapter 35
312Chapter XIV.
138Chapter 36
313Chapter XV.
139Chapter 37
314Chapter XVI.
140Chapter 38
315Chapter XVII.
141The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck
316Chapter XVIII.
142Preface
317Chapter XIX.
143Volume I.
318Chapter XX.
144Chapter I.
319The Life & Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley by Florence Ashton Marshall
145Chapter II.
320Volume I
146Chapter III.
321Preface
147Chapter IV.
322Chapter I
148Chapter V.
323Chapter II
149Chapter VI.
324Chapter III
150Chapter VII.
325Chapter IV
151Chapter VIII.
326Chapter V
152Chapter IX.
327Chapter VI
153Chapter X.
328Chapter VII
154Chapter XI.
329Chapter VIII
155Chapter XI.
330Chapter IX
156Chapter XII.
331Chapter X
157Chapter XIII.
332Chapter XI
158Chapter XIV.
333Chapter XII
159Chapter XV.
334Chapter XIII
160Chapter XVI.
335Chapter XIV
161Chapter XVII.
336Chapter XV
162Volume II.
337Chapter XVI
163Chapter I.
338Volume II
164Chapter II.
339Chapter XVII
165Chapter III.
340Chapter XVIII
166Chapter IV.
341Chapter XIX
167Chapter V.
342Chapter XX
168Chapter VI.
343Chapter XXI
169Chapter VII.
344Chapter XXII
170Chapter VIII.
345Chapter XXIII
171Chapter IX.
346Chapter XXIV
172Chapter X.
347Postscript
173Chapter XI.
348Analysis
174Chapter XII.
349Reflection
175Chapter XIII.
350Memorable Quotes
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