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⚡📖 Welcome to Chillbooks, your home for immersive and relaxing audiobooks with full on-screen subtitles. This is “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” (1818 Edition) by Mary Shelley, read by Cori Samuel. Experience this foundational Gothic novel through a calm, reflective reading paired with soothing visuals and on-screen text. 🔖 About the Book Written when Mary Shelley was just 18, Frankenstein is a haunting meditation on science, ambition, isolation, and the consequences of creation. Victor Frankenstein’s quest to overcome death leads to a creation he cannot control—and a tragedy that unfolds with emotional depth and philosophical weight. It is considered the first true work of science fiction, blending horror, morality, and Romanticism. 🌟 About Mary Shelley Mary Shelley (1797–1851) was the daughter of political philosopher William Godwin and feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein, written during a fateful summer in Geneva with Percy Shelley and Lord Byron, became her most famous and enduring work. 🎙️ Narrated by Cori Samuel Cori Samuel’s clear and thoughtful narration brings calm to the novel’s darker themes, guiding listeners through both terror and tenderness with elegance. 📺 Subtitled Audiobook Format This version includes full on-screen subtitles, perfect for reading along, analyzing the text, or simply absorbing the story with both sight and sound. 📚 Explore with Chillbooks Chillbooks creates fully subtitled audiobooks of classic literature, philosophy, and more—ideal for immersive listening, study, and quiet reflection. Follow us: • All links (opens in relevant apps): https://solo.to/chillbooks • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sN19fGxResr0cOr3ihXph • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chillbooks.tv/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/chillbookstv • Facebook: https://facebook.com/chillbooks.tv • TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@chillbooks.tv • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Chillbooks Timestamps: 00:00 - Frankenstein (The Modern Prometheus) by Mary Shelley 00:11 - Preface by Mary Shelley LETTERS 3:50 - LETTER 1 11:26 - LETTER 2 18:06 - LETTER 3 19:45 - LETTER 4 VOLUME 1 34:19 - VOL. 1 - CHAPTER 1: Victor’s Childhood 54:11 - VOL. 1 - CHAPTER 2: Early Fascination with Science 1:09:18 - VOL. 1 - CHAPTER 3: University and the Death of Victor’s Mother 1:26:33 - VOL. 1 - CHAPTER 4: Obsession with Creation 1:42:03 - VOL. 1 - CHAPTER 5: The Creature is Born 1:59:25 - VOL. 1 - CHAPTER 6: Clerval Arrives 2:24:15 - VOL. 1 - CHAPTER 7: News of William’s Death VOLUME 2 2:43:58 - VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 1: Grief and Return to Nature 2:57:31 - VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 2: The Creature’s Demand 3:12:19 - VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 3: The Creature’s Story Begins 3:30:35 - VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 4: Learning to Perceive 3:44:20 - VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 5: The De Lacey Family 3:58:25 - VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 6: Learning Language and Reading 4:09:53 - VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 7: Rejection by the De Laceys 4:30:16 - VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 8: Vengeance and William’s Murder 4:50:04 - VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 9: The Creature’s Request for a Companion VOLUME 3 5:02:52 - VOL. 3 - CHAPTER 1: Victor Begins the Female Creature 5:20:47 - VOL. 3 - CHAPTER 2: Isolation in the Orkneys 5:36:41 - VOL. 3 - CHAPTER 3: Destruction of the Female Creature 5:59:17 - VOL. 3 - CHAPTER 4: The Creature’s Vow of Revenge 6:22:31 - VOL. 3 - CHAPTER 5: Murder of Clerval 6:43:39 - VOL. 3 - CHAPTER 6: The Death of Elizabeth 6:59:59 - VOL. 3 - CHAPTER 7: Final Pursuit in the Arctic 📘 Frankenstein is more than a horror story—it’s a powerful reflection on what it means to be human. Experience it fully subtitled and calmly read on Chillbooks. 🎭 Gothic & Classic Literature: - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde → https://youtube.com/watch?v=1cbWLIabC5U - The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka → https://youtube.com/watch?v=h39wzh-bNq0 - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad → https://youtube.com/watch?v=RZxpHUc4VkA 📖 Recommended Reading: - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen → https://youtube.com/watch?v=gBj6ADehv8c © Copyright Disclaimer: - Thanks to Cori Samuel, the *raw/unedited version of the audio narration* used in this video is sourced from and can be found at *Librivox.org* , and is in the public domain. - *However, this video production as a whole* — including edited and rearranged audio, visuals and artwork, captions, background music (if used), and sound design — *is protected under the YouTube Standard License.* These elements are owned (or licensed) by and may not be reused without explicit permission from this channel.