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The Mortal Immortal

By: Mary Shelley
Narrated by: Ginger Walton
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"The Mortal Immortal" (1833), a short story by Mary Shelley, relates the life of Winzy, a man who gains eternal life after taking a mysterious drink. At first elated, Winzy likes immortality less and less as time passes and his loved ones grow old and die. Winzy starts considering himself a pariah among people because they die, while he cannot. He even envies the mortality of others but at the same time dreads death more and more, due to having witnessed the deaths of so many, including that of his beloved wife, Bertha.

Mary Shelley’s "The Mortal Immortal", a masterful blend of science fiction and confessional narrative, is her most anthologized short story.

Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks
Classics Fiction Short Stories

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