Frankenstein, or, The Modern PrometheusFrankenstein was published in 1818, the work of a 21-year-old genius named Mary Shelley. Hundreds of movies, adaptations, and monster masks later, its reputation remains so lively that the title has become its own word in the English language. Victor Frankenstein, a scientist, discovers the secret of reanimating the dead. After he rejects his hideous creation, not even the farthest poles of the earth will keep his bitter monster from seeking an inhuman revenge. Inspired by a uniquely Romantic view of science’s possibilities, Shelley’s masterpiece ultimately wrestles with the hidden shadows of the human mind. |
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Page 33
... finished . The lecture being therefore one of the last , was entirely incomprehensible to me . The professor discoursed with the greatest fluency of potassium and boron , of sulphates and oxyds , terms to which I could affix no idea ...
... finished . The lecture being therefore one of the last , was entirely incomprehensible to me . The professor discoursed with the greatest fluency of potassium and boron , of sulphates and oxyds , terms to which I could affix no idea ...
Page 45
... finished , the beauty of the dream vanished , and breathless horror and dis- gust filled my heart . Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created , I rushed out of the room , and continued a long time traversing my bed ...
... finished , the beauty of the dream vanished , and breathless horror and dis- gust filled my heart . Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created , I rushed out of the room , and continued a long time traversing my bed ...
Page 86
... finished , the youth began , not to play , but to utter sounds that were monotonous , and neither resembling the harmony of the old man's instrument nor the songs of the birds : I since found that he read aloud , but at that time I knew ...
... finished , the youth began , not to play , but to utter sounds that were monotonous , and neither resembling the harmony of the old man's instrument nor the songs of the birds : I since found that he read aloud , but at that time I knew ...
Page 93
... finished , the Arabian sat at the feet of the old man , and , taking his guitar , played some airs so en- trancingly beautiful , that they at once drew tears of sorrow and delight from my eyes . She sang , and her voice flowed in a rich ...
... finished , the Arabian sat at the feet of the old man , and , taking his guitar , played some airs so en- trancingly beautiful , that they at once drew tears of sorrow and delight from my eyes . She sang , and her voice flowed in a rich ...
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