Cryptogram from Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus, chapter 23
The first of nine cryptograms from chapter 23 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.
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- Written byMary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Taken fromFrankenstein; or, the modern prometheus
- Difficultyeasy
- Length93 letters, 20 unique
Where it comes from
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley wrote it in chapter 23 of Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus. Here is the prose either side of it, with the sentence you are solving left out.
The wind, which had fallen in the south, now rose with great violence in the west. The moon had reached her summit in the heavens and was beginning to descend; the clouds swept across it swifter than the flight of the vulture and dimmed her rays, while the lake reflected the scene of the busy heavens, rendered still busier by the restless waves that were beginning to rise. Suddenly a heavy storm of rain descended.
The sentence you are solving goes here.
Elizabeth observed my agitation for some time in timid and fearful silence, but there was something in my glance which communicated terror to her, and trembling, she asked, "What is it that agitates you, my dear Victor? What is it you fear?"
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 22easy, 83 letters
- Chapter 22hard, 62 letters
- Chapter 23hard, 53 letters
- Chapter 23easy, 99 letters
About as hard as this one
Scored closest to it by the model behind our guide to solving cryptograms.
- Chapter 20easy, 94 letters
- Chapter 15easy, 96 letters
- Chapter 20easy, 99 letters
- Chapter 7easy, 86 letters
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