This episode covers the Preface through Chapter 3
Link to follow along with the story at home!
Intro:
Hello everyone and welcome to the first episode of the Camrose Public Library’s 2022 read aloud! My name is Hannah, and I cannot wait to spend the next 7 weeks with you all.
Ironically, it was ‘The Year Without a Summer’ which sparked the inception of our summer selection. Mary and Percy Shelley were vacationing in Switzerland with their friends – John William Polidori and Lord Byron – in the abnormally dreary summer of 1816. Trapped inside and ceaselessly bored, Lord Byron proposed that the four of them compete to see who could write the best ghost story. The pressure of the competition left Mary Shelley with horrible writer’s block and a listless slate of ideas she couldn’t do much about. After weeks of deliberation and listening in on philosophical debates between the other members of the house, particularly about the nature of humanity, Mary Shelley was struck with the idea that would ultimately become Frankenstein or, the Modern Prometheus.
Make sure to keep the lights on as we delve into this creepy tale! Sit back, grab a snack, and I hope you enjoy.
Outro:
End of episode one. Thank you for listening! Join Georgia next week to see where our dear Victor Frankenstein’s studies take him next … until then.
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