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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
Victor Frankenstein attends the University of Ingolstadt to continue his pursuit of science and creates a grotesque creature out of dismembered body parts. The creature kills Victor's loved ones in sadness of Victor's rejection of it and travels to the Arctic Circle to die.
Dracula
Bram Stoker
Jonathan Harker is confined in the castle of Count Dracula in Transylvania, Romania. His wife, Mina Murray, her friend Lucy Westenra, and several others are bitten by Dracula and turned into vampires. Jonathan and others attempt to rid the world of Dracula's evil.
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre, an orphan, overcomes a harsh childhood to become a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with the mysterious and wealthy Edward Rochester. During her time at Thornfield Hall, Jane learns unsettling truths that complicate their romance.