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Patchwork Girl or a Modern Monster by Mary/Shelly and Herself is a work of electronic literature by American author Shelley Jackson. It was written in Storyspace and published by Eastgate Systems in 1995.
Patchwork Girl is rooted in an allusion to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus—as is echoed in both the title and the author’s own name—and can be read as a feminist response to Shelley’s 1818 gothic masterpiece.
Jan 1, 1995 · Pathwork Girl is a hypertext novel by author Shelley Jackson, and is considered formative in the field of hypertext fiction, using the UI of the authoring program Storyspace itself as part of the experience.
Part 1 of Shelley Jackson's traversal of her hypertext poem, Patchwork Girl, for the Pathfinders project, led by Dene Grigar and Stuart Moulthrop and sponsor...
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Patchwork Girl. by Shelley Jackson. for Macintosh (USB Stick) ISBN 1-884511-50-3 ..... $24.95. All the software you need is included. NEW EDITION: Now available on USB Drive for Macintosh. What if Mary Shelley's Frankenstein were true? What if Mary Shelley herself made the monster -- not the fictional Dr. Frankenstein?
An acclaimed work of electronic literature and hypertext fiction, Shelley Jackson’s Patchwork Girl exploits the digital medium to create a non-linear narrative that may run in several different directions, like a web, depending on which piece of the story and corresponding images the reader selects. Because the story itself is morcellated ...
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Jan 1, 1995 · Patchwork Girl. Shelley Jackson. 3.93. 179 ratings23 reviews. CD for Macintosh and Windows. The acclaimed hypertext re-working of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein , now in its 6th printing! Genres Horror Feminism Science Fiction Literature Victor Frankenstein Fiction. 300 pages, CD-ROM. First published January 1, 1995. Book details & editions.
