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
... 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 able as yet to ...
... 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 able as yet to ...
Page 89
... Felix . He was always the saddest of the group ; and , even to my unpractised senses , he appeared to have suffered more deeply than his friends . But , if his countenance were more sorrowful , his voice was more cheerful than that of ...
... Felix . He was always the saddest of the group ; and , even to my unpractised senses , he appeared to have suffered more deeply than his friends . But , if his countenance were more sorrowful , his voice was more cheerful than that of ...
Page 90
... Felix was more employed ; and the heart - moving indications of impending famine disappeared . Their food , as I afterwards found , was coarse , but it was wholesome ; and they pro- cured a sufficiency of it . Several new kinds of ...
... Felix was more employed ; and the heart - moving indications of impending famine disappeared . Their food , as I afterwards found , was coarse , but it was wholesome ; and they pro- cured a sufficiency of it . Several new kinds of ...
Page 91
... Felix was melancholy beyond expression : he sighed frequently ; and once his father paused in his music , and I conjectured by his man- ner that he inquired the cause of his son's sorrow . Felix replied in a cheerful accent , and the ...
... Felix was melancholy beyond expression : he sighed frequently ; and once his father paused in his music , and I conjectured by his man- ner that he inquired the cause of his son's sorrow . Felix replied in a cheerful accent , and the ...
Page 92
... Felix . Her voice was musical , but unlike that of either of my friends . On hearing this word , Felix came up hastily to the lady ; who , when she saw him , threw up her veil , and I beheld a countenance of angelic beauty and ...
... Felix . Her voice was musical , but unlike that of either of my friends . On hearing this word , Felix came up hastily to the lady ; who , when she saw him , threw up her veil , and I beheld a countenance of angelic beauty and ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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