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Frankenstein Week 3: The Creature's Tale
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Frankenstein Week 3: The Creature's Tale

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Oct 15, 2022
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The famous scene of Victor meeting his creation from 1931’s Frankenstein.

It’s been another eventful week of reading! With such a short book, Mary Shelley’s quick pacing is front and center — remember, Frankenstein started as a simple ghost story to be shared with friends, so it had to move quickly. After just two weeks of reading, we’re already halfway …

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