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
26Chapter Six
2Introduction
27Chapter Seven
3Author Biography
28Chapter Eight
4Historical Context
29Chapter Nine
5Synopsis (Selection)
30Volume Three
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6Frankenstein (Original Edition, 1818)
31Chapter One
7Preface
32Chapter Two
8Volume One
33Chapter Three
9Letter One
34Chapter Four
10Letter Two
35Chapter Five
11Letter Three
36Chapter Six
12Letter Four
37Chapter Seven
13Chapter One
38Walton in Continuation
14Chapter Two
39Frankenstein (Revised Edition, 1831)
15Chapter Three
40Letter 1
16Chapter Four
41Letter 2
17Chapter Five
42Letter 3
18Chapter Six
43Letter 4
19Chapter Seven
44Chapter 1
20Volume Two
45Chapter 2
21Chapter One
46Chapter 3
22Chapter Two
47Chapter 4
23Chapter Three
48Chapter 5
24Chapter Four
49Chapter 6
25Chapter Five
50Chapter 7
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