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More About Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Frankenstein Quotes: What are the most famous quotes in Frankenstein?

There are many well-known quotes in Frankenstein, and several could be argued to be the most famous. Here are a few notable quotes from the book:

“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”

“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.”

“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!”

Read more quotes from Frankenstein in this post with a round-up of our favorites, plus the top quotes from Goodreads users.  

Frankenstein Word Count: How long will it take me to read Frankenstein

With a word count of about 75,000 words, Frankenstein will take a typical reader about 5 hours to finish, if they read at an average speed of 250 words per minute. Most audiobooks of Frankenstein last between 7 and 9 hours, depending on the speed of the narrator and which version of the book they are using. 

Author: Who was Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein?

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist who was born in 1797 in London. She published Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus in 1818 after a competition with friends in the summer of 1816 to see who could write the best ghost story. She died in 1851 in London.