Cryptogram from Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus, chapter 10
The third of nine cryptograms from chapter 10 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.
Lbwmgwsehmgvwgxisuhxliswirpwgycgelb,dplGxowylywijsqlchbhpjxgyvjhxxgyrgl.
- Written byMary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Taken fromFrankenstein; or, the modern prometheus
- Difficultymedium
- Length70 letters, 20 unique
Where it comes from
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley wrote it in chapter 10 of Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus. Here is the prose either side of it, with the sentence you are solving left out.
We rest; a dream has power to poison sleep. We rise; one wand'ring thought pollutes the day. We feel, conceive, or reason; laugh or weep, Embrace fond woe, or cast our cares away; It is the same: for, be it joy or sorrow, The path of its departure still is free. Man's yesterday may ne'er be like his morrow; Nought may endure but mutability!
The sentence you are solving goes here.
As I said this I suddenly beheld the figure of a man, at some distance, advancing towards me with superhuman speed. He bounded over the crevices in the ice, among which I had walked with caution; his stature, also, as he approached, seemed to exceed that of man. I was troubled; a mist came over my eyes, and I felt a faintness seize me, but I was quickly restored by the cold gale of the mountains. I perceived, as the shape came nearer (sight tremendous and abhorred!) that it was the wretch whom I had created. I trembled with rage and horror, resolving to wait his approach and then close with him in mortal combat. He approached; his countenance bespoke bitter anguish, combined with disdain and malignity, while its unearthly ugliness rendered it almost too horrible for human eyes. But I scarcely observed this; rage and hatred had at first deprived me of utterance, and I recovered only to overwhelm him with words expressive of furious detestation and contempt.
Text from the Project Gutenberg edition, which is in the public domain in the United States.
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Nearby in the book
The puzzles either side of this one in the novel.
- Chapter 10hard, 69 letters
- Chapter 10medium, 99 letters
- Chapter 10hard, 52 letters
- Chapter 10easy, 94 letters
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Scored closest to it by the model behind our guide to solving cryptograms.
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- Chapter 5medium, 86 letters
- Chapter 9medium, 63 letters
- Chapter 15medium, 66 letters
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