Cryptogram from Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus, chapter 6
The sixth of seven cryptograms from chapter 6 of Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus. Every letter below stands for a different one, the same way all the way through, and no letter ever stands for itself.
Xulynplulrjemkinluoeyinewlxuplyixih,yinewljclrrulbyxnpjryfmkuo.
- Written byMary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Taken fromFrankenstein; or, the modern prometheus
- Difficultymedium
- Length61 letters, 18 unique
Where it comes from
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley wrote it in chapter 6 of Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus. Here is the prose either side of it, with the sentence you are solving left out.
M. Krempe had now commenced an eulogy on himself, which happily turned the conversation from a subject that was so annoying to me.
The sentence you are solving goes here.
Summer passed away in these occupations, and my return to Geneva was fixed for the latter end of autumn; but being delayed by several accidents, winter and snow arrived, the roads were deemed impassable, and my journey was retarded until the ensuing spring. I felt this delay very bitterly; for I longed to see my native town and my beloved friends. My return had only been delayed so long, from an unwillingness to leave Clerval in a strange place, before he had become acquainted with any of its inhabitants. The winter, however, was spent cheerfully; and although the spring was uncommonly late, when it came its beauty compensated for its dilatoriness.
Text from the Project Gutenberg edition, which is in the public domain in the United States.
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