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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... Geneva . The season was cold and rainy , and in the even- ings we crowded around a blazing wood fire , and occasion- ally amused ourselves with some German stories of ghosts , which happened to fall into our hands . These tales excited ...
... Geneva . The season was cold and rainy , and in the even- ings we crowded around a blazing wood fire , and occasion- ally amused ourselves with some German stories of ghosts , which happened to fall into our hands . These tales excited ...
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... Geneva , and placed her under the protection of a relation . Two years after this event , Caroline became his wife . When my father became a husband and a parent , he found his time so occupied by the duties of his new situation , that ...
... Geneva , and placed her under the protection of a relation . Two years after this event , Caroline became his wife . When my father became a husband and a parent , he found his time so occupied by the duties of his new situation , that ...
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... Geneva , an intimate friend of my father . He was a boy of singular talent and fancy . I remember , when he was nine years old , he wrote a fairy tale , which was the delight and amazement of all his companions . His favorite study ...
... Geneva , an intimate friend of my father . He was a boy of singular talent and fancy . I remember , when he was nine years old , he wrote a fairy tale , which was the delight and amazement of all his companions . His favorite study ...
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... Geneva . My dreams were therefore undisturbed by reality ; and I entered with the greatest diligence into the search for the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life . But the latter obtained my most undivided attention : wealth was ...
... Geneva . My dreams were therefore undisturbed by reality ; and I entered with the greatest diligence into the search for the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life . But the latter obtained my most undivided attention : wealth was ...
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... Geneva ; but my father thought it necessary , for the completion of my education , that I should be made acquainted with other customs than those of my native country . My departure was therefore fixed at an early date ; but before the ...
... Geneva ; but my father thought it necessary , for the completion of my education , that I should be made acquainted with other customs than those of my native country . My departure was therefore fixed at an early date ; but before the ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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