Cryptogram from Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus, chapter 6
The fourth 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.
Jmark!uhickqat;gjerijfrcyhckfqroy;jtm,Artgfrjghck,xfagr!
- Written byMary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Taken fromFrankenstein; or, the modern prometheus
- Difficultymedium
- Length50 letters, 17 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.
"Now, dear Victor, I dare say you wish to be indulged in a little gossip concerning the good people of Geneva. The pretty Miss Mansfield has already received the congratulatory visits on her approaching marriage with a young Englishman, John Melbourne, Esq. Her ugly sister, Manon, married M. Duvillard, the rich banker, last autumn. Your favourite schoolfellow, Louis Manoir, has suffered several misfortunes since the departure of Clerval from Geneva. But he has already recovered his spirits, and is reported to be on the point of marrying a lively pretty Frenchwoman, Madame Tavernier. She is a widow, and much older than Manoir; but she is very much admired, and a favourite with everybody.
The sentence you are solving goes here.
"Elizabeth Lavenza.
Text from the Project Gutenberg edition, which is in the public domain in the United States.
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