Type Frankenstein online
A young scientist builds a life, then runs from what he has made. Told in letters and confessions. Type the whole of Mary Shelley’s book, chapter by chapter, free in your browser.
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You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings. I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking.Click to start typing
The book in numbers
How typing a book works
- Open Frankenstein and start chapter 1, or choose any chapter. The text is the real book, a paragraph at a time.
- Type it as it is written: capitals, punctuation and all. Mistakes show in red, and the next word waits until you fix them.
- Every word earns coins for crates of collectable cards, and each finished chapter pays a bonus and arcade tickets.
- Stop whenever you like. Your place is kept to the paragraph, so you can read a little every day.
- Finish the book to earn its own title, “Modern Prometheus”, and a cover banner for your profile.
Chapters
- 1Letter 11,205 words
- 2Letter 21,314 words
- 3Letter 3301 words
- 4Letter 42,741 words
- 5Chapter 11,784 words
- 6Chapter 22,211 words
- 7Chapter 32,692 words
- 8Chapter 42,539 words
- 9Chapter 52,356 words
- 10Chapter 62,735 words
- 11Chapter 73,564 words
- 12Chapter 83,093 words
…and 16 more chapters. Start at the beginning or pick any chapter in the game.
Questions
Is this the whole of Frankenstein?
Yes. It is the complete text of Mary Shelley’s 1818 book, which is in the public domain, split into its 28 chapters. Only the quotation marks and dashes are tidied so they are easy to type.
How long does it take to type Frankenstein?
75,112 words takes about 31 hours at 40 words per minute, or 18 hours at 70. You can stop whenever you like: your place is saved, down to the paragraph.
Is it free?
Yes. You can start straight away as a guest. Sign in with Discord or Google if you want your place saved in the cloud and on every device.
Does it help my typing?
Real prose has capitals, punctuation and long words that word lists leave out, so typing a book is good practice for typing real things. The game tracks your speed and accuracy as you go.
Ready when you are
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