"" wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə tˈuː stˈoːɹiz mˈɛɹi ʃˈɛli dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪn hɜːɹ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən tə ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌv fɹˈæŋkənstˌaɪn, ænd ðə dˈɛθ ʌv fɹˈæŋkənstˌaɪnz wˈaɪf ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə stˈoːɹi, wˈaɪl "" ɪz sˈɪmɪlɚ tə mˈɛɹi ʃˈɛliz ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðə dɹˈiːm ðæt ɪnspˈaɪɚd fɹˈæŋkənstˌaɪn, əvə hˈɔːntɪŋ fˈɪɡjɚ stˈændɪŋ æt ðə bˈɛdsaɪd.
"" () was one of the two stories Mary Shelley described in her introduction to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein, and the death of Frankenstein's wife Elizabeth may have been inspired by the story, while "" () is similar to Mary Shelley's account of the dream that inspired Frankenstein, of a haunting figure standing at the bedside.