This season we’ve been getting into the autumnal mood with Gothic short stories, Victorian fiction, and an upcoming exploration of horror literature. Today, we’re rereleasing our episode on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a work that fits perfectly into our seasonal theme. We hope listening or relistening to our discussion about this classroom staple will be enhanced by all the additional Gothic content in the Novel Pairings feed this fall.

Show notes

Our discussion includes:

Sara’s experience with teaching Frankenstein in the high school classroom [8:20]
The stranger-than-fiction true story behind the novel [10:30]
Defining “Gothic novels,” historical and contemporary [20:05]