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FRANKENSTEIN

Thereareprobablymorefilmsofthissadand

Whydosomanypeoplelikeit?Isitbecause

somethingfromourworstdreams? writtenmorethan180yearsago;'new'because discoveries-machines, computers,weapons-buthow willtheydestroyusintheend?

VictorFrankensteincreatesa

newman,biggerand strongerthananyotherman- ahugeandfrightening destroyeverything thatFrankensteinloves...

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Fantasy&Horror

Frankenstein

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MARYSHELLEY

Frankenstein

Retoldby

PatrickNobes

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CONTENTS

STORYINTRODUCTION

Chapter1

VICTORFRANKENSTEIN'SSTORY

Chapters2 - 6

THEMONSTER'SSTORY

Chapters7 - 9

VICTORFRANKENSTEIN'SSTORY

Chapters10-14

CAPTAINWALTON'SNOTE

Chapter15

GLSSARY

ACTIVITIES:BeforeReading

ATIVITIES:WhileReading

ACTIVITIES:AfterReading

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1 ,Captain!SomethingismOVll1gontheice.Look overthere!'

Captain.His

handpointedawayfromtheship,acrossthe miles oficethatcoveredthesea. pointing.

Hesawsomethingcomingfasttowardsthe

shipacrosstheice.

Heputhistelescopetohiseye,and

throughithecouldseetheshapes oftendogspullinga sledgeovertheice.

Hecouldalsoseethedriverofthe

sledge- ahugefigure,muchbiggerthanaman. wasonlya quarterofamilefromtheship.Noone 1

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driver.

Suddenlythesledge

wentbehindamountainoficeand sledge.Thisdriver wasasmallerfigure,morelikean secondsledgealsodisappearedbehindthe mountainof ICe. nighttherewasastorm.

Inthemorning,thesailorssaw

Suddenlythesailoronthe

mastshoutedagain. 'Captain,Icanseeamanontheice.'

Thesailorwaspointingtoapieceoficethatwas

floating neartheship.Amanwassittingontheice,and 2

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nearhimwasabrokensledge.Themanwas nearlydead fromcold andcouldnotwalk.Thesailorscarriedhim whosaid: 'Welcome tomyship.IamtheCaptainandmynameis

RobertWalton.'

isFrankenstein,VictorFrankenstein.'

Thenhefaintedandsaidnomore.

'ThatiswhyIhavecomesofarnorthontheice.' washuge,muchbiggerthan.aman.Wesawhis justinfrontofyouonthe11lghtbeforethe storm.. said.

Duringthedays,whiletheCaptainworked

onShIp, read whathehadwrittentotheCaptain.

HereisVictorFrankenstein'sstory.

3

VictorFrankenstein'sStoryBegins

2 I theexample oftheirlove.Ilearntthattoloveandtobe whichtherewerefivechildren.

Theywereverypoor,and

thechildrenwere thinandhungry.Oneofthechildren wasalittlegirl, withgoldenhairandblueeyes.Hername

Elizabethbecamestrongerallthetime.

Latermy

motherhadtwoothersons,Ernestand thehousetohelpmy motherwiththechildren.Weloved herasmuchasshelovedus. visitor toourhouse. 4

HernamewasEltzabeth.

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I studiedveryhardatschool.Iwantedtoknowthe secrets oflife,and,mostofall,Iwantedtoknowhowto makelivingthings.

IreadallthebooksthatIcouldfind.

theideas thatIalreadyhad.Iwasfifteenatthetimeand lightning thatIhaveeverseeninmylife.Abouttwenty metresin frontofourhousewasagreattree.Suddenlya hugefork oflightninghitthetree.Afterafewseconds, therewasnothingleft ofitexceptablackpieceofwood twometreshigh.

The.Iightninghaddestroyedit.

thebooksthat

Icouldfindaboutelectricityanditsterrible

power. 3

Foryearsmylifewasveryhappy.Thenthe

firstsad th1l1ghappened.Mymotherbecameveryill, died,sheaskedElizabethandme togotoherroom.She heldOurhandsandsaid: other,andbecauseonedayyouwillgetmarried. myplaceinthefamily,mydear?

Icandiehappyifyou

willlookafterthemwhen

Ihavegone.'

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Mymotherdied,andwewereverysad,becausewe

lovedherdearly.Elizabeth wasbraveandhelpedus;her sweetsmilegaveussomehappiness intheunhappydays after mymother'sdeath.

Thetimecameformetogotouniversity.Ididnot

wanttoleavemysadfamily,butweallknewthatI universitywithme.AndsoIhadtogoalone.

Professor

Waldman,whowasoneofthegreatest

scientistsintheworld.

Hegaveawonderfultalktoallthe

studentswhowerestarting attheuniversity.Heendedhis talkbysaying:'Some ofyouwillbecomethegreat scientists oftomorrow.Youmuststudyhardand discovereverything thatyoucan.ThatiswhyGodmade _youintelligent-tohelpotherpeople.'

Aftertheprofessor'stalk,

Ithoughtverycarefully.I

electricitytohelppeople, andIwantedtodiscoverthe secrets people thatIloved. soonProfessorWaldman andIrealizedthatIcouldlearn tobeaverygoodscientist.

Theprofessorhelpedmeverymuch,andother

7

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holidayduringthe nexttwoyears.Ididnotgohome,and myletterstomyfamilywereveryshort. builtascientificmachine thatwasbetterthananythingin theuniversity.

Mymachinewouldhelpmeanswerthe

mostimportantquestion ofall.Howdoeslifebegin?Isit possibleto putlifeintodeadthings?Toanswerthese questions aboutlifeIhadtolearnfirstaboutdeath.Ihad warmlife leftthem.

Inthehospitalandintheuniversity,I

watchedthedyingandthedead.

Dayafterday,month

aftermonth,Ifolloweddeath.

Itwasadarkandterrible

time. surethatIknewthesecret oflife.IknewthatIcouldput 8

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lifeintoabodythatwasnotalive.

Iworked

harderandhardernow.Isleptforonlya

Theyhoped

toseemeverysoon.

Theprofessorsrealized

thatIwasdoingveryimportant work,andsotheygavememy ownlaboratory.There notgoout. metreshigh, andhigherthanthetallestbuildinginthe city. electricity downtomymachineinthelaboratory.Ihad neverforgotten lightningthathaddestroyedthetree. tothingsthatweredead.

Iwillsay

nomOrethanthat.Thesecretofmymachine mustdiewithme.Iwasaverycleverscientist, butIdid 9 4 I thepieces ofhumanbodythatIneeded,andslowly andcarefully,Iputthemalltogether. Idid notletanybodyentermylaboratoryormyflat anybodymyterriblesecret. I andwhiteteethwerealmostbeautiful, buttherestofthe facewasveryugly.

Itslegsand

armsweretherightshape,buttheywere 10

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halfmetrestall.

ForayearI

hadworkedtomakethiscreature,butnow intoit.

Ijoinedthebody

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