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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... affection , and the excellence of univer- sal virtue . The opinions which naturally spring from the character and situation of the hero are by no means to be conceived as existing always in my own conviction ; nor is any inference ...
... affection , and the excellence of univer- sal virtue . The opinions which naturally spring from the character and situation of the hero are by no means to be conceived as existing always in my own conviction ; nor is any inference ...
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... From this declara- tion I must except the preface . As far as I can recollect , it was entirely written by him . And now , once again , I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper . I have an affection for it , 12 PREFACE .
... From this declara- tion I must except the preface . As far as I can recollect , it was entirely written by him . And now , once again , I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper . I have an affection for it , 12 PREFACE .
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. and prosper . I have an affection for it , for it was the off- spring of happy days , when death and grief were but words , which found no true echo in my heart . Its several pages speak of many a walk , many ...
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. and prosper . I have an affection for it , for it was the off- spring of happy days , when death and grief were but words , which found no true echo in my heart . Its several pages speak of many a walk , many ...
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... may again and again testify my gratitude for all your love and kindness . Your affectionate brother , R. WALTON . LETTER II . ; TO MRS . SAVILLE , ENGLAND 2 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 17 the North Sea; I voluntarily endured cold, famine...
... may again and again testify my gratitude for all your love and kindness . Your affectionate brother , R. WALTON . LETTER II . ; TO MRS . SAVILLE , ENGLAND 2 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 17 the North Sea; I voluntarily endured cold, famine...
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... affection enough for me to endeavor to regulate my mind . Well , these are useless complaints ; I shall certainly find no friend on the wide ocean , nor even here in Archangel , among merchants and seamen . Yet some feelings , unallied ...
... affection enough for me to endeavor to regulate my mind . Well , these are useless complaints ; I shall certainly find no friend on the wide ocean , nor even here in Archangel , among merchants and seamen . Yet some feelings , unallied ...
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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