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Frankenstein, or Modern Prometheus: Audio

For Students 9th - 10th
Download the ebook or audiobook versions of this classic work by author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Frankenstein

For Students 9th - 10th
Written when she was only nineteen years old, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein continues to influence movies and literature to this day. Read about the characters and their motivations in this fascinating site.
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British Library

British Library: Frankenstein: Discovering Literature Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Delve into the science of life and death, take a ghost story writing challenge, watch videos on the Gothic, and even look at locks of the Shelleys' hair with these resources. [PDF]
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University of Maryland

"The Last Man": Apocalypse Without Millennium

For Students 9th - 10th
A critical look at Mary Shelly's "The Last Man" and the idea (widely used in writing of that time) of the last man on earth.
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Maria, or the Wrongs of Woman

For Students 9th - 10th
Visitors can read the complete 17 chapter text of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's "Maria, Or the Wrongs of Woman." Includes a preface by novelist William S. Godwin.
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Curated OER

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
Image of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
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eBook
University of Maryland

Rome in the First and the Nineteenth Centuries

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of an 1824 essay attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, "Rome in the First and the Nineteenth Centuries."
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Authors

For Students 9th - 10th
From William Blake and John Keats to Charles Dickens and the Bronte sisters, explore 23 iconic authors from the Romantic and Victorian periods.
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Bram Stoker

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliomania site provides a brief biography of the author Bram Stoker that highlights his works. The site also contains a link to the full text of his most famous work, Dracula.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Frankenstein Book Jacket Example

For Students 6th - 8th
This four-page example of a book jacket uses Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" as a sample. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the...
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

Psychoanalytic Criticism and Frankenstein

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent intro/overview to Freud's contribution to literary theory through psychoanalysis. Explains in accessible terms his role and also delves into specific texts such as Frankenstein. Excellent starting point for investigation of...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: In Search of the Novel

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Eight one-hour workshop videos for middle and high school teachers wishing to bring novels to life in their classrooms. Features the works of ten famous novelists, including Charles Dickens, J.K. Rowling, and Toni Morrison. Free to all-...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Women Writers

For Students 9th - 10th
This guide will help students explore the lives and works of women writers using our Discovering Literature website.[PDF]
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians the Gothic

For Students 9th - 10th
Gothic fiction has intrigued and unsettled readers for more than two centuries. These articles research how these works reflect the political, social, and cultural contexts in which they were written.
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New York University

Nyu: Literature, Arts and Medicine Database

For Students 9th - 10th
NYU's Literature, Arts and Medicine Database is a collection of writings, art and film that encompass the medical humanities. Full texts of fiction, poetry, drama and nonfiction are available, as well as artworks and film clips. Summary...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Sounds of the Sonnet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Sound Experiments" drive this lesson plan. Sonnet analysis is accompanied by readings based on specific emotions. At this website, there are several links full-text sonnets by such authors as Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Longfellow, and...

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