Read the summaries of two books. What types of novel are BOOK 1 BOOK 2 they? Frankenstein The author of Frankenstein is Mary Shelley. The main character is Victor Frankenstein. The story is about a monster that he creates and the setting is his laboratory. He is a very clever scientist and he thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new 'man'. At the begin- ning, the new man is beautiful but as time passes he becomes a monster. The monster is very big and frightening and everyone runs away from him - even Frankenstein himself! The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he is very strong, the next thing he learns is how to kill. A Dubious Legacy The author of A Dubious Legacy is Mary Wesley. The main characters are Henry Til- son and his wife, Margaret. In 1944 Henry brings his new wife home to his farmhouse in the English countryside. Margaret isn't very nice and she tries to make Henry's life miserable. 'Poor Henry!' say his friends. 'What a terrible life he has!' But Henry is not sad or disappointed. He enjoys life and he has a lot of fun. This is a story about love and marriage, and the things people will do to get what they want.

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