Cryptogram from Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus, chapter 24
Cryptogram 23 of 35 from chapter 24 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.
Vclmdwqbhpucqrdbqkihvwvhulaoywqju;Vclmdwqbhpukjvdao.
- Written byMary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Taken fromFrankenstein; or, the modern prometheus
- Difficultymedium
- Length50 letters, 18 unique
Where it comes from
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley wrote it in chapter 24 of Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus. Here is the prose either side of it, with the sentence you are solving left out.
September 12th.
The sentence you are solving goes here.
September 9th, the ice began to move, and roarings like thunder were heard at a distance as the islands split and cracked in every direction. We were in the most imminent peril, but as we could only remain passive, my chief attention was occupied by my unfortunate guest whose illness increased in such a degree that he was entirely confined to his bed. The ice cracked behind us and was driven with force towards the north; a breeze sprang from the west, and on the 11th the passage towards the south became perfectly free. When the sailors saw this and that their return to their native country was apparently assured, a shout of tumultuous joy broke from them, loud and long-continued. Frankenstein, who was dozing, awoke and asked the cause of the tumult. "They shout," I said, "because they will soon return to England."
Text from the Project Gutenberg edition, which is in the public domain in the United States.
Want the answer?
Have a proper go at it first. The solution is on a page of its own, so you won’t run into it by accident.
Nearby in the book
The puzzles either side of this one in the novel.
- Chapter 24medium, 62 letters
- Chapter 24medium, 53 letters
- Chapter 24easy, 63 letters
- Chapter 24easy, 90 letters
About as hard as this one
Scored closest to it by the model behind our guide to solving cryptograms.
- Chapter 17medium, 51 letters
- Chapter 20medium, 87 letters
- Chapter 1medium, 52 letters
- Chapter 18medium, 64 letters
Every Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus cryptogram · About the collection · More by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley