ensue Mary. Shelley eroia by Elizabeth Gray VaOSYT 30 TO0EIS ‘ESanIaW YP Gould. Express Publishing Scanned with CamScannerPublished by Express Publishing Liberty House, New Greenham Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HW Tel: (0044) 1635 817 363 Fax: (0044) 1635 817 463 e-mail: inquiries@expresspublishing.co.uk Attp:/wurw.expresspublishing.co.uk © Elizabeth Gray, 2000 Design & Illustration © Express Publishing, 2000 Colour Ulustrations: Nathan First published 2000 Published in this edition 2007 Made in EU All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers This book is not meant to be changed in any way. ISBN: 978-1-84216-376-4 Scanned with CamScannerContents Chapter 1. From Captain Walton's Log Book stiy gage & 5 Chapter 2: Frankenstein Begins his SHOIV' s eb vadm aeule VW Chapter 3; Professor Waldmann ...... 6606. c eeu 7 Chapier 4: Tne Monster is Bon... 6... ee 22 Chapter § Justine in Prison... 1.6.5.5 sedans a? Chapter 6: Frankenstein Meets the Creature...,,... 32 Chapter 7, The Creature’s Story ...... sea o 5.0.2 086 Chapter 8: The Monster's Wife 66.665 eee eens 44 Chapter 9: The Wedding... 10. rere eerie eens A? Chapter }OMore from Captain Walton's Log Book... 51 Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScanner, From Captain Wation’s Log Book 24th April 1825, 14.00 hours, on the edge of the frozen north, 9 degrees latitude, 81 longitude. A very inge thing has just happened. | was on deck looking out: s the endless field ofice, when an enormous being, the shape of aman, but almost 8 fee! appeared out of the mist. Fora moment | thought Thad made a mistake, “How could any creature be alive in this place?” 1 said to myself. Then, about 500 yards behind him, a man of average size appeared and, by the way he was angrily beating the dogs which pulled his sledge, he seemed determined to catch the giant. Then they both disappeared into the mist as suddenly as they had appeared out of it. —\ tall. suddenly 25th April 1825, 10.00 hours = During the night a storucame (rom the southand broke 2” “3 sin that the two beings | had the ice up into pieces, 1 was cen “an Must have died in the cold, However, when the storm finally ended, I went out on deck, hoping that I might see them again, All around the ship great pieces ofice were moving up and down on the angry waves. “Phen I saw him, the smaller ying on the broken sledge in the centre of the two men. He w ofa large piece of ice, about 20 yards from the side of the ship, His dogs were lying dead around him. 5 Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScanner*) and Dring dhe-seac_ma LQ@aan men and told them-to-getasinall boat. T called some. of my. , nd bury him, properly. My men finally managed out who he wast to the ice, Then, one of them began waving bis fo climb on di shouting. ill alive! Prepare hot watel and a bed!" arm: “He By some miracle the man is not dead, but itis impossible with him, He is so weak that he is hardly to communicate breathing atall. 28th April 1825, 12.00 hours. Three days have gone by since we rescued the unknown man, We still do not know who he is We have not seen the giant since then, although 1 think he must be dead. ‘The man y thin, He hasn't eaten for days. Will he live? seems to have we saved is ve ‘Avtimes, we are sure he is dead. At others, he unbelievable strength. He often sits up and cries out in his sleep. One night he stood up with his eyes full of fear and anger and started screaming, “Vou won't escape mel! F've got you now!” Lam very curious to know what brought him to the lrozen north, Was it because of great madness or great hate, or both? 29th April 1825, 10.00 hours. The man with no name spoke for the first tir e today. He lis name is Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein. He was chas ng someor 2 mostprobabaly the giant 1 saw on the 24th He calls him ‘the murderer. But why was he chasing him? And why did he risk his life to catch this criminal? Many questions still rematn unanswered. | hope 8 Scanned with CamScanner sem ae eR eR Ae @ RRAScanned with CamScannerole story in the next few days. Tam alraid Ibe weeks before he can even get out ofbed. alive. Most men would not have survived _ to bear the whi though, that iwi He is lucky to be cold. Only a deep and mysterious passion keeps him alive 10 LEGCO Cem e te eaawanaaeehd Scanned with CamScannerFrankensicin Begins his Story (This story was told over a period of five days. During that time Frankenstein was hardly able to speak for more than a minute without wrest. Al times he could say no more than @ few words, but slowly the terrible story was told, This is a warming to thase who think that they, like God, have the right to give life and take it away.) a _ _Lspentiny childhood-in Geneva, Switzerland. Lhad everything that a child could want; a mother who adored me, (wo younger brothers, Ernest and William, who admired me, and a pe rheet friend, Henry Clerval, who was possibly the most loving and faithful friend that. anyone could hope to have. Lalso had asister, Elizabeth, who was not my real sister but a girl my parents adopted when she was very young, because her family was too poor to look after her. Elizabeth was four years younger than me, and although we were like brother and sister, a love grew between us that was much greater than the love a brother and a sister usually feel for each other. Finally, there was Justine, a loyal and ; servant, who was more like a sister to me than a maid. s growing up, two things happened which changed me forever. ‘The first happened one day as I was walking in the mountains around Geneva. Although it had been a beautiful sunny day, it suddenly became very dark and I saw lightning in the sky. I looked for a tree to shelter underhecause | knew it would soon start raining. Eventually, 1 saw a large tree with strong branches covered in Jeaves. 1] was only a few yards away 1 eae Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannertruck by lightaing. [t burst into es and burnt down ina few s his experience made edible power of natu 1 began to think , it could also create life. At and sure from it when the tree We Nant seconds ja me realise the inc that if this power could destroy lif this point in my Jife | decided that T wanted to unde that power and find a way of using it Somehow, I was that the mystery of life ‘If was in that power. ‘The second thing that cl ged nylife was my mother's de: the kindest and purest person Vd ever known She saw life as a gift from God. It was her love that kept our family very close, During the last few sof her life, | stayed with her the whole time, One day, she took my hand and gendy pulled th 1 loved her very much, She w wee as 1 was reading to he me towards her. As she looked at me her eyes were, as always, full of love and gentleness. She stopped fora moment to find the right words, She was very weak and could only speak in a whisper. “Victor, you must take my place now. You should keep our family together and look after your brothers. You love Elizabeth and you know that | have always wanted you to marry. As soon as you finish your studies, | want you to promise to come back s | know she will make you happy.” e few words she fell back on her pillow, and make her happy, ing th exhausted. Three days later she died with a smile on her lips, sure that Lwould keep my promise, Thank God she never lived to see what happened to her loved ones. / | was too young, and too selfish perhaps, to understand the importance of what my mother had asked of me. All wanted was Lo get away from that place of sadness and concentrate on studies, Aller spea Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannery enirance exams and dict Fhat summer f sat my university brilliantly. | got the highest marks in the country and won a at the University of scholarship to study natural science Ingolstadt, one of the best universities in Switzerland. | bad heard about. the famous Professor Waldmann and the research was about to discover the he'd been doing there. Some said he secret of life, 1 knew it was difficult for my father, who had sull nat got over my mother's death, but | could see Urat t seth could decided to leave for id belp him more than Lcould and so Ingolstadt as soon as possible. [packed my bags and goodbye to my family, promising to write often. “You will write, Victor. won't you?” “Of course | will, my dearest. Believe. me. | “T feel there is a fire inside you that will not let you rest. | am afraid i¢ will burn you up unless you are car i ful. Promise you will be careful, Victor. We have lost our darling mother, and nothing can replace her, but we are Gl here you justas much as she did, Don't forget that.” ~~ _She smiled and hugged me tigh and need Ne OQ “God be with you, Vietor, May He keep you safe and bring you quickly back to us.” Lartived in Ingolstadt 24 hours later. 16 Scanned with CamScannera Professor W/elclrrecerert Pantbastiamect to admit it, but soon forget my promise to ma mother. AC Tiist. Ewrote every day. Phen. as Pspent more time on my studies. | wrote fewer and fewer letters. | knew that ny family would be worrying about me. butimy desire for knowledge unde me selfish and insensitive. Professor Walelmana was an old man, yet his mind was as sharp as a ravor What ie said Excited me because Ecould see that he was about to make a discovery that would change the way we see the world forever. Afier the first lecture, | decided to speak to the professor and ask him to let me help hin in his research. In order to really help him, though, | first had to study every paper he had y For the next twe months | worked night and day reading his research writings. With every word I read, ] felt was closer to knowing the secret of Tile. When I had finished reading the last par r, T went to see the profess ‘The pro rked on the top lloor of one of sor lived answer ty building: inIngolstadt_Lwasvery nervous as ‘old wooden Stalls. is open, so 1 walk T went straight into bi mas, wrong, [ wanted to see tis work was like a the univet climbed the "The door was Of i answer re was no ANS igh hough L knew tew 4 is research. | vith his researc’. Lin. Lealled his name, but is laboratory. No ther one was there. Alt y o how far he had gone v ——— Scanned with CamScanner@ ea eee 2 aaa Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScanner\ wale with some of the pieces still missing. “Frankenstein.” . . His clear deep voice echoed around the room, I jumped with frightand turned towards him. He looked angry, and I saw at once that he was yeryill. “Frankenstein, have you con Or are you here simply to pay a “Thad no idea you were ill, Professor. 171 had leew, Tocca “You came to learn my secrets. Don't you realise the danger of what you're doing? Do you think you can take my place?” “No, Professor. | simply want to offer my help.” “Offer your help! You think you are very clever.” “Professor, you know ['m your best student, possibly the best. student you've ever had, Why won't you ...” “That isthe rouble. You know too much." 1... don’t understand.” “L know you have learned everything that has taken me all my life to discover. | also know that you can see where the last piece of the puzale should go, and T can’t, Frankenstein, | can'u” “Why, Professor? I can help you. Together we can work ly. “No, Frankenstein, my life is over. For weeks now | have more quid hardly been able to get out of bed. In Jess than a month I will D hee cad, | need atleastovasnore years to complete my research.” I said nothing, [owas easy to Fake me back to my room ¢ that he wouldn't live long. When he was back in bed, he spoke to me again. “Frankenstein, Lam going to destr¢ Twas 5 iny work.” shocked | could not speak for some time. Finally, 1 said, “But, but, Professor, a whole lifetime's work! You can’t..." 20 Scanned with CamScanner“It's my work and C will do what I like with it” “But wh “Because itis dangerous.” ‘Is it dangerous to find out the meaning of life “No, What is dangerous is to be able to create life,” “But think of what this will mean to medical research. [vs a revolution! “Yes, but the wrong people get hdld of it... No. Linust destroy everything before I die. You understand, don't you? My mind began to work yery fast. | hac to stop hin from destroying his work. Then, | thought ofa way. | have an amazing memory ar ale than even the profess Lwould try to remember ever ‘¢ write it down later ~ Youare right, Professor. [was wrong but now | understand. 1 will help you destroy your work I could see that he did not believe me. “But how do 1 know you will do i2” “We will do it together, Professor.” spected, thing as we destroyed tand “Lhave misjudged you, Frankenstein, Leave me now and come back tomorrow. 1am tired.” T worked with the professor for the next wo weeks. In this time TL not only learnt everything that he had discovered, but Lal » he was to breaking the code of life. The day he died he called me to his bedside. ’ Jiny work. Now you must forgeteverthing » saw how clos Je have destro' that you have seen. Swear it. T muttered something te myself and he lay back and never spoke again. seemed satislied Then he 2l |Z Scanned with CamScannerThe onster is Born Twanted to create a perlect being, the sou_every father dreams of; intelligent, handsome, loving and kind. I should have known that something would go wrong, but f was so sure of myself that E would not turn back. Professor Waldmann had discovered how to create a man. What he had not discovered, and that was the missing piece from his puzzle, was how to give it life ‘ omme this was the easiest part Thad known how to give life even before Thad known the basics of physics, 1 had seen it that day on the mountain when lightning burned a giant tree, Electricity was the secret, I ve what the answer was, but 1 did not know how to find it. T worked without a break for six months, | managed to persuade the university to let me use Professor Waldmann’s laboratory afier his death. It took me only a week to put everything back as it hacl been before What I had to do was find a way of controlling the electric ity without burning the body, For my experiments fT had to use real bodies which 1 could only get by stealing them from hospitals. | tied many times but it wasa while before | succeeded in my experiments. ‘Then, my only task was to find the perfect body. t thought that all the bodies | found fram the hospitals were ugly, so 1 decided to use dillerent parts from many bod the perfect man. |used Professor W. crealur he was one of the cleve! in order to create Udmann’s brain in m tmen | had ever known, 22 Scanned with CamScanner| Chapter 4 When every hing was ready, 1 was eshausted. L could barely aalk. ‘To keep myself trom going mad, Espeke to myself all the time. AM Dhad to do was wait for lightoing. Ibwas the stormy season, so T knew Ewould not haye to wait long, Vhen, on the same day that I finished my preparations, the storm came Tsarin my laboratory, filled with a new strength, trembling with excitement. looked dow at my creature, Iv ag there lifeless. He was not as handsome as Cd. hoped. His legs and arms were Loo long and sears on his head showed where L had putin the Professor's brain. As Flooked at hint P spoke tobi as fhe were already alive. “With your mind we will work together and explore the seerets of fife. will be like a lather to you and Acthat moment | heard thunder outside. 1 rat upstairs onto the roof. E could see Hashes of lighting in dhe sky. 1 used a kite to attract the cleetricity that Lineeded. LE saw a lash and cleciricity avelled down the string of the kite. Fas too nervous to go back into the laboratary, so E waited on the stirs for a while, I don't quite know what [ expected to Hind as tentered the laboratory. TE bad not thought that far. b went to look inside the room. but saw nothing. Phe body had gone. Had the periment wor keel Where was my creature? Tt was only then valised what 1 had done. Thad created a monster and ¢ that Lr now it was somewhere out there. / [sat for an hour not moving, untilitgot dark. then, I ne ; a : na it, half walking, hall dragging itsel along. i bi ae me ices like a wild beast. Te was coming loware ot sy ae red out in frout of it. When it was about two yards rele arms sl 23 Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerface that was meant to be the most rhe electrie current had burnt the Jed, so that it was like the face wthe face, the away, 13 beautiful face in the world h in junc it was yellow ancl wr ink ofa young man LT screamed and ran away as 1 was sure he ofa skeleton, not ¢ I was frightened was coming to kill me wandered for hours in t 1 knew was that I had done something terrible and that I hated my creature and wanted to destroy it before it troyed me. I didn't want t6 go home, so | went to slay with my dear friend, Henry Clerval. Soon after that, f fell lane it took me a month to recaver, When Twas better, Henry told me that Elizabeth and my father were very worried about me and asked me fo go home at once. The thought ef them made me happy and I quickly recovered. J planned to close the laboratory and then go to Geneva. . Then, on the day before | was going to leave, 1 received this letter from my father, ° _Lran downstairs and into the street and he rain without being able (o think. All Dear Victor, We we inissedd YW , We have missed you terribly and really want fo see you, However, / ue sone terrible news which 1 fell I had to tell you before you arrive. William, your brother, is déail, Ho was murdered, Please come quick Your loving father. 26 Scanned with CamScannerJustine in Prison On the journey home to Geneva, | thought about my life, and T realised, too hue perhaps, that the people | loved were more important to me than all the science in the world. All those months of passionate research and study seemed without any meaning now that William was dead, ather and Elizabeth were lanever. despite the sadness in Her eyes, My father loake ed much older than when Thad | him, He was very thin and seemed de pressed I could see by the look ou their faces that they were shacked at how 1,:toos had ch hanged, but they said nothing. My father kissed ing dik the forehead, and | felt his tears on nay face. Afier that, my datling Elizabeth held me close to herand whisper red that fatherwas not well, belove saying in aloud voice, “You look tired, Victor, You've been studying too hard.” T picked up my bags and we went towards the carriage. “Tell me about poor William. Did he suller=” “No; ‘diank God. He died ina few seconds, so the doctor The avery strong man. They believed at first Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerhad happened. “Justine and Willian ‘ sk to rest, W » had gone walking in the mountains, Sw while William wandered offon back she went to look for him She sat own ob a Fock ™ his own. When he did't come lemet and found his body in the mouth ofa cave, “What did the police do?” : “They questioned all the obvious suspect and they came mined Justine’s room, In the pocket of the coat she 1 y found William’s locket. So, they put and ©} was wearing that day the’ her in prison,” “Bul what does Justine say “Of course.” “Iecan't be true. Justine would never do a thing like that and we will prove il in court”. “Lsincerely hope so, Victor.” he denies it, doesn’t she?” At that my father spoke for the first time, “A curse has fallen on our family, Victor. First, your mother. Vhen, William, And now, Justine, Where will it end? “Iwill end, Father, E will make sure chat it does,” He put his hand on my knee, “You're a good boy, Victor, 1 hope you're right.” ‘That aft : on. Her trial epee na wooden chair We will save vou, Justine, We this horrible crime.” © know you are not guilty of “Lam happy, Master Victor, Hin imocent. know you will tr the people will want te punish iy “Don’t say that, Justine.” that. you at least believe that ry Co save me, bat Ena alraicl ne.” 30 Scanned with CamScannerL Chapter > Hlooked around at Migiberh and my father, “What has happened to voreall Whi have sou lost bape?” Vharafigrnoon Tlound the best lawyer in Genera and we spout the whole night preparing her case. When we had finished Pwas coriain iat they would tind her innocent, As Farrived atthe courthouse, baits surprised by the ecowas al people autside shonting “Hang the marderess! Hing ber anid save our childrens” Wap this possibles Did (hese people readh: think that this se cet young sit awas a mnurderess? Scanned with CamScannerFrankenstein Pyteets ; the Creature resented his case very well, Justine A oh the lawyer pr Although : The judge ordered that she be was found guilty of murder. hanged. 7 Our family was again despair the fire, unable to speak. ‘The only at hefore it and we cried and ‘That night we sat around sound we could hear was the crackling of the fire, We cried until there were no more tears fell in us. Afier Justine had been hanged, | decided to spend a few weeks alone in the mountains walking and thinking. I stayed ina small house used by shepherds. I thought about my mother and I remembered my promise to her. 1 decided to make a new start. Lwould finish my studi ’ and return to Geneva to look afier the poor. My life’s aim sa doctor, marr zabeth would be to build a new hospital and call it Saint Justine’s Hospital for the Poor. One wet and misty day, as 1 was walking near the place where William had heen murdered, {saw an enormous man in the distance. At first, 1 did not think of my creature, IT had managed to forget him completely. As he came towards me though, T knew it was him, | recognised his clumsy arms and his ape-like walk and then I saw his skeletal face. Suddenly, I realised who William's murderer was and Phated him more than ever before. He had found my family and was planning to kill us all, one by one, Although I was frightened when 1 saw him, | knew I had 32 Scanned with CamScannerhim. 1 picked up a stone just in ca me. He stopped a few yards from me he tried to attack and spoke ina deep “Frankenstein, for that is your name, isn’t ite Or should 1 call you father?” “Call me what you like.” “Why did you bring me into this world oC hate, Frankenstein?” Twas surprised by how well he spoke, “Itis nota world of hate, [visa world of love ...” “Love? What is love? You have shown me no love. The world has shown me nothing but hate. J must talk to you, Frankenstein. You are my only hope of ever finding happiness. Come with me to my cave so we can talk, Lhave a fire there and some fruit and nuts.” 1 hesitated for a moment but finally agreed to go with him. I dropped the stone and followed him. We came to acaye high up inthe mountains. Inside, it was quite warm and comfortable, He had made a bed of leaves and fruit, which beg beside it a fire was burning. He offered me som ed. We sat down by the fire and he immedia story. 33 Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerThe Creature’s Slory “The first thing I felt was pain, terrible pain. Then, L opened my’ eyes and saw light. | understood nothing. 1 got up and Walked around the room not knowing what to do. I felt Thad to find people. ‘T hen, I saw you and felt something lor the first lime. [twas a feeling of hope, But you ran away from me and ! was leli alone. | looked around and saw food, Ii smelled good and Tate some. | wa. cold and put on some of your clothes, Ie was dark and 1 was tired, so 1 slept in your bed, The next day T went into the streets and the people who saw me threw stones at me. | ran away. | had to find a place to hide. While 1 was looking fara sate place, I saved a giv from drowning. E was sure that. people would thank nie for saving her but they threw stones at me. Tcould not understand why people hated me. : One day T found a house in the woods with an old hut against the back wall The hut was not used, so 1 stayed there, In the house lived a blind old man and a young man and a woman. Through a hole in the wall between my hat and their house, 1 could hear and see everything they did, Slowly L began to understand the sounds they made. One day a beautilul girl came to the house. She couldn't speak their language, so Felix, the young man, had to teach her, La this way, | learnt how to read and writ eae As time went by, I began to love these people. They see ué Scanned with CamScannerhapter 7 }- hind. One di. when the sou people were ont. L decided to. valk ie the old mau. .\s he was blind, he could yet sec ny ugtiness, Pwent into the house and asked him for some water, He was very Iriendh. sof toh hin Tas doneh, and needed friends. The bling ain explained that his anil had had havel tines and Knew what itwas like to be loth. Fle said! his children were kind and world ace ephime into then family. These were the first amd onk kind words [have ever heard Vana! bwanted to bag him with jou and acs about te Paty arms arotind his neck when the vou people cane mn. They screamed when they sawotnesind Felis. who was curing a large stick. started beating me cruelly. Laur away as fast as | could I hape of love ancl kindniess had beet destroyed, Phen, one day. as Ewvas looking through the bag Hhad picked spas Pel your house. E found a book and init was cour nance ane address and a description of your experiment. Erenlised that fivas the resalt aftharexperiment. As vou were nny ante hope. (decided to yo and find you Tavoided all Gllages and towns avid traveled imosthy by bight. Phere were many signs alone the vod. so it was not hardto dined my wi fo Geneva When Chad reeavered from ny jourmes. bvent dawn (he noon to look Jor sour house. Preacked asmall field with litte river Howing Uhrengh it, tothe Geld there was a siiall hoy playing in the spring sunshine. Tewas a beantfal sight} wished Ewere that child. Pwent up to him to ask it could play too. Dat when he saw ne his happy face became cold said anery and be shouted at me to getaway from bin, He called the qamonster and screamed tbat if} touched hine he would a Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerAAAAAAAAAANS oseerrTaerttaid Scanned with CamScannertell his father, My Frankenstein. and that he would putime in prison. When | heard the name Frankenstein | became angry. The chilel was screaming and Twas afraid people would hear him and come and kill me. 1 grabbed him by the neck and made him stop screaming, but 1 broke his neck. Tt was an accident, ye and the chain from his neck [ put his body ina nearby in the pocket of a coat that wa ving there. All that happened just wwenty days ago.” The creature finished the story and I felt sorry for him but there was nothing | could do, He could not become a member of my family. How would [explain his existence? If people found out what had happened, | would be putin prison for life. He was dangerous. He had killed my brother and might kill the rest of us. [listened to the end of hi and then spoke. “What do you want from me?” stor “Twant you to love me, lo give me a family.” “TL can't.” “Then make me a wi s ugly as me, to love me. Tthought about this. But what if they had children? “I's impossible.” “But Lam desperate. You should feel sorry for me “Keel sorry for you, who killed my lite brother and and...” “It was a mistake, Surely you can see that?” Suddenly the creature began to threaten me. “Ifyou don't make a wife for me, PT Kil your fa mily. | know {rom your book that you have a woman who loves you.” “You evil monster! So it was my diary you found,” 40 Scanned with CamScanner[ Chapter 7 | “You also have another brother and a fther, Lwill kill.” “AN right. PH do it, but Pneed tine, “Twill wait, For as long as it takes.” Vhe creature began to cry with happiness and thanked me. Heli fecling sad and desperate, Gould 1 create another? Orsbould 1 go and kill the creature | had made? Although he was mine, 1 fell Phad no right to kill him. ‘lo save my family, Lwould have to make hina wife. Al Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerThe Iylonster’s Wife I could not go back to Ingolstadt to create the wile, There were too many memories there. Besides, T wanted to go to England to see some professors about some interesting research that was being done there, Elizabeth and my father were very but f told them it would only be for three or four months and then Lwould come back and marry Elizabeth and 1 would al Lo see me leave again, linish my medical stuclies at the University of Geneva. Tspent one week in London and then went to the north of Seodand to find a place vorld as possible to do my work. | finally rented an old house on an island where only a few other people lived. Ltook me a whole month to setup the laboratory. The instruments were carricd over in a.large ship. I knew exactly what [had to do, so T worked quickly. One evening as I was near to completing my work, [ saw the face of the monster against the window of the laboratory. He had a wide ugly smile on his facesWhen FE saw him there | realised the madness of what | was doing..1 grabbed the wires connected to the woman and pulled them out, Then 1 took an axe and sry from outside from the is far away destroyed everything, [ heard a scream of mis and then the monster entered erying like a baby. “You've destroyed my only hope. You've broken your and destroyed my life, You will regret this, Frankenstem. ’ night, You can be sure promis We shall meet again on your wedding of that.” 4A Scanned with CamScannerWith this he left with a fearfal scream. It took me three hours to clean up the plac b fut 1 put everything into a bag and threw it into the sea, | had planned to leave for Geneva that night but by then Twas so exhausted that | decided to sleep in the house and leave early the next morning. Besides, Uknew that he would not harm EF wedding night. Thatis what he had said and | was beginning to understand how my creature thought. aberh or me until our Karly the next morning, | put my bags into my boat and set off for the mainland, It wa: s windy and so tt Cook me only two hours to reach the harbours: alotof people standing on the quay as if they were waiting for someone, | ted up my boat and was about to leave when a man ina police uniform came up to me. “Please come with me to the police station, sir.” “What's the matter? I’ve done nothing wrong.” “We shall see, sir. A man has been killed and someone with a boat like yours is believed to be the killer.” The policeman took me to the judge, who asked me questions about where | had been earlier that morning, 1 told him T had just arrived from the island. Luckily, one of the people who lived on the island artived about half an hour after me and tole the judge that he had seen me leave. So, Ewas no longer a suspect. However, the judge still needed me. a "T would like you to look at the body, if you don't mind. He's a foreign gentleman and may be a friend of yours.” T went with the judge to sce the body. Te rible thoughts crossed my mind, Who was this foreign gentleman? Surely not my father? ‘o my surprise, there were Scanned with CamScannerae: ae See ee ee eS eS eet 9) See Eee You cannot imagine the pain I felt when Tsaw the body of iny dear {rie nd Henry Clerval lying dead. The black marks of the monster's hands were around his neck. When I saw this Pwent mad. | had terrible nightmares in, which [ saw the creature killing: Elizabeth and Ernest. Ieappears that Twas in a terrible state for such a long time that finally ihey had to get my father to come and take me home. When Tsaw him t got berter but was still very (tightened. “Father, we must leave at once. We must get back to Elizabeth.” “Dow t worry, my son. We will be back ina week. Here i letter from her that will make you feel better.” “She’s still alive, then?” “Of course she's still alive.” He laughed as if what | had said sounded strange to him. Lasked him to read-out Elizabeth's letter to me. Dear Victor, How happy Lan to kuow that you will soon be home. Do you still want to marry me? fear that poor Henry's death is not the onty reason for your sadness. Ave you in love with another on 2 [you are, | will understand. £ lowe you but don'twant you to fel you have tomar With all ny love, Elizabeih, me. Scanned with CamScanneri. Chapter 9 | Tho Wecddi LEZ Fras unbeticvabh happy to see Elizabeth alive and well 1 Kew thatthe creature was waiting for on wedding night. | Was soalvaid that t did net she sep onal atid was always looking exer my shoulder, bearried a gun all the dime, One day Elizaheth loud it and asked me about it “have chemies who want to kill me, Elizabeth, | need this gun te protect myself.” “Victor. you are sill not well. You have io enemies, vervbody loves son. These deaths have just beer accidents.” She thought Pwas mad. How could t explain Chines to fe “When we germarried. Ewan to leave Geneva and vo somewhere Fair away. where no one can ever find as.” Deep down E knew that the creature would abways find me. I would have to kill him, Phe problontwvas haw to proeet ait family while Plooked for hin Although [was afratd we decided to get marricd. Twas at perfect wedding, just as mother woud have wanted Miter the wedding we left for our honeymoon, We were staying ina botel near one of the lakes i Geneva. Eversihing was calm and peacefl and Elizabeth was very happy Thal asked for rooms with good locks an them, as high up inthe hotel as possible. The manager founel me rooms on the second floor, [ had seen no sign of the creature, so E though! thar he was not going to come alicrall, Perhaps be had found an ugly creature like himself to tove him. We went to. our ream at around TE o'clock and when win bed, J decided to check outside one more time before 47 ‘lizabeuh Wi Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScannerFlocked the doors. The wind was blowing and T could her rywhere, | imagined him behind every door, Twas at the end of the corridor which Jed to our room when ' heard a terrible scream. 1 knew it was EI hoises ev rabeth. Fran with y gun ready to kill the monsier, butit was too late, Elizabeth s dead on the bed. Fsaw the monster climb through the window. T shot uvice but he had already jumped into the branches of a tree and 1 could not see him in the darkness, J went back to Elizabeth, who was lying lifeless on the bed Usaw the marks of the monster's hands on her neck. He had learnt to Kill and he wonld go on antil | stopped bim could feel no more sadness. All 1 felt was emptiness. The creature had killed the person | loved most in the world. The only thing that I wanted now was to kill him. People in the hotel had heard the sereams and the shots from my gun. A search began and some people said they had seen anapetike man but when they wentafter him he escaped. I quickly went back home, afraid for my lather and Ernest. Phe news of Elizabeth's death shocked my father so much that he. too, died. Father and Eli of my family, Only Ernest and 1 we had done his work well. | looked at the grav that L had loved, but | could find no tears.-1 was cold and empty Along with all my loved ones, the creature had also abeth were buried beside the rest re left new. The creature ofall the people inside. killed my heart. I sat there alone in the graveyard, thinking. | had told all che money he had and go far away. butt ature would probably not go alter him, ft Theard manic laughter in the Ernest to take knew Uhat the ¢ was between him and me now. wees about thirty yards away from me. a Scanned with CamScanner“¥ou foal, Frankenstein, All you bad to do was make a wile for me, but you wouldn't even give:me that. Well, now that I have killed almost all of your funily, L want to make you suffer. T want you to know what it’s like to have no one, 6 feel pain and hunger. If you want to kill me, come and get me,” Ttwas then that 1 decided to chasé him. 1 followed him day Jose to him, But then he was Phis went on for months. This and night. Sometimes [ was ver gone and the chase continued is how I got to the frozen north. Every day, | got closer and closer to him, [used dogs and asledge to move faster. How could he go faster than a sledge pulled by five dogs? Por many days I followed him through the snow. I hardly slept. ALone point E was only one hundred yards behind him, but during the night a storm came from the south and the ice broke up and [lost him. [owas alter that that you found me. ‘There is no more to say. | know that Lam dying. My only hope is that he died in the storm. . Captain Walton, thank you for your kindness. Iam glad I am dying. There is nothing left for me to live for. 1 only want to be with my loved ones. Please tell my brother what happened to me and that he is now sale. 50 Scanned with CamScannerlore from Captain” Walton’s Log Book 10th May 1825, 10.00 hours. Victor Frankenstein died this morning and we placed his body in an empty cabin, This is the end of his strange and frightening story. | hope this will be a lesson to every man, so that all those innocent people did not die for nothing 10th May 1825, 22.00 hours. An extraordinary thing happened this evening. | went to the empty cabin to arrange Frankenstein's burial, but when T went in 1 saw the creature standing over the Body, He was crying like a child who had lost his only parent. I think itis worth writing down his exact words, “1 have killed you.too, Frankenstein. I've killed my maker, iy father. Oh, how I wish things had not ended like this. I've learnt to admire you so much, your patience, your courage. You are not as strong as | am and yet you survived the cold and the hunger. [ wish we could have been brothers, Frankenstein, or, at least, friends. We had a lotin common, you and I. Tmay be ugly, but 1 know 1am stronger and cleverer than mast men. I'm sorry for killing your family. [17 could bring them back, Id. [know that what you did was not their lault, but they rot a monster when The world could have | wou were the only way J could hurt you, Iw was made. I was.as innocentas ababy. lamb, and it made me into a monster made me into a lion ora 51 Scanned with CamScannerScanned with CamScanner| Chapter 10 Phate myself for what bam. bani useless to the world and to miysell Tclid not want to kill, bat giving you pain was the only way T could make you suffer. [lonly you had loved me, Frankenstein. twas your child and U could have loved you. Well. i's too date now. Twill go somewhere where bean find dried go sand sticks and build a great fire and | will Civew myselfon that fire and kill Frankenstein's monster.” and then ran out ofthe cabin and jumped over the side of the ship. | watched hin jump from one block of ice to the next until he disappeared into the The creature wiped his tear: distance. Vhis is a truc stery and the whole world should hear it. Ht isa story that carries a message to all those who think that the search for knowledge is more important than people. When we sail back to Europe Pwill send these notes Co Ernest. He can then decide Victor Frankensteins brother, what to do with them. The End 53 Scanned with CamScanneraS VIG 54. 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