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 88
... Agatha ; and the youth Felix , brother , or son . I cannot describe the delight I felt when I learned the ideas appropriated to each of these sounds , and was able to pronounce them . I distinguished several other words , without being ...
... Agatha ; and the youth Felix , brother , or son . I cannot describe the delight I felt when I learned the ideas appropriated to each of these sounds , and was able to pronounce them . I distinguished several other words , without being ...
Page 89
... Agatha listened with respect , her eyes sometimes filled with tears , which she endeavored to wipe away unperceived ; but I generally found that her countenance and tone were more cheerful after hav- ing listened to the exhortations of ...
... Agatha listened with respect , her eyes sometimes filled with tears , which she endeavored to wipe away unperceived ; but I generally found that her countenance and tone were more cheerful after hav- ing listened to the exhortations of ...
Page 90
... Agatha so sad . I thought ( foolish wretch ! ) that it might be in my power to restore happiness to these deserving people . When I slept , or was absent , the forms of the venerable blind father , the gentle Agatha , and the excellent ...
... Agatha so sad . I thought ( foolish wretch ! ) that it might be in my power to restore happiness to these deserving people . When I slept , or was absent , the forms of the venerable blind father , the gentle Agatha , and the excellent ...
Page 92
... Agatha , the ever - gentle Agatha , kissed the hands of the lovely stranger ; and , pointing to her brother , made signs which appeared to me to mean that he had been sorrowful until she came . Some hours passed thus , while they , by ...
... Agatha , the ever - gentle Agatha , kissed the hands of the lovely stranger ; and , pointing to her brother , made signs which appeared to me to mean that he had been sorrowful until she came . Some hours passed thus , while they , by ...
Page 93
... Agatha and the Arabian retired early . When they separated , Felix kissed the hand of the stranger , and said , ' Good - night , sweet Safie . ' He sat up much longer , conversing with his father ; and , by the frequent repetition of ...
... Agatha and the Arabian retired early . When they separated , Felix kissed the hand of the stranger , and said , ' Good - night , sweet Safie . ' He sat up much longer , conversing with his father ; and , by the frequent repetition of ...
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affection Agatha agony Albertus Magnus anguish appeared arrived beautiful became beheld beloved bestow calm Chamonix Clerval Cologny companion consolation Cornelius Agrippa cottage countenance cousin creature dared dark dear death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dreadful dream earth Elizabeth endeavored endured entered expressed eyes father fear feelings Felix felt Frankenstein Geneva gentle girl grief happy heard heart heavens hope horror human idea imagination Ingolstadt innocence journey Jura Justine kind Kirwin Krempe labors lake listened live looked Lord Byron Mark Lemon marriage mind miserable misfortunes MODERN PROMETHEUS monster Mont Blanc months morning mountains murder natural philosophy never night Paracelsus Paradise Lost passed peace perceived pleasure possessed promise reflected remained resolved revenge rienced Safie scene sensations smiles sometimes soon sorrow spirits strange suffered Switzerland tale tears thought tion torture tranquillity Victor voice wind wish wonder wood words wretch