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Death's Enemy: The Pilgrimage of Victor Frankenstein
BMJ 2003; 327 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0308304a (Published 01 August 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;327:0308304a
- Anja Weidmann, fourth year medical student1
- 1University of Manchester
Since its first publication in 1818, Frankenstein has been the inspiration for countless retellings both in books and films. Death's Enemy is the latest addition to this famous family. The novel follows Victor Frankenstein from precocious childhood, through medical school, and beyond. Having drunk and whored his way through university, Frankenstein gets a brutal introduction to the life of a 19th century surgeon in the army as part of Napoleon's ill …
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