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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... agony , I collected the instruments of life around me , that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet . It was already one in the morning ; the rain pattered dis- mally against the panes , and my ...
... agony , I collected the instruments of life around me , that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet . It was already one in the morning ; the rain pattered dis- mally against the panes , and my ...
Page 53
... agony of my nervous symptoms . Henry saw this , and had removed all my apparatus from my view . He had also changed my apartment ; for he perceived that I had ac- quired a dislike for the room which had previously been my labora- tory ...
... agony of my nervous symptoms . Henry saw this , and had removed all my apparatus from my view . He had also changed my apartment ; for he perceived that I had ac- quired a dislike for the room which had previously been my labora- tory ...
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... agony of despair kneeling by the coffin of her dead father . Her garb was rustic , and her cheek pale ; but there was an air of dignity and beauty , that hardly permitted the sentiment of pity . Below this picture was a miniature of ...
... agony of despair kneeling by the coffin of her dead father . Her garb was rustic , and her cheek pale ; but there was an air of dignity and beauty , that hardly permitted the sentiment of pity . Below this picture was a miniature of ...
Page 67
... agony . The tortures of the accused did not equal mine ; she was sustained by innocence , and the fangs of remorse tore my bosom , and would not forego their hold . I passed a night of unmingled wretchedness . In the morning I went to ...
... agony . The tortures of the accused did not equal mine ; she was sustained by innocence , and the fangs of remorse tore my bosom , and would not forego their hold . I passed a night of unmingled wretchedness . In the morning I went to ...
Page 69
... agony . I gnashed my teeth , and ground them together , uttering a groan that came from my in- most soul . Justine started . When she saw who it was , she ap- proached me , and said , " Dear sir , you are very kind to visit me ; you , I ...
... agony . I gnashed my teeth , and ground them together , uttering a groan that came from my in- most soul . Justine started . When she saw who it was , she ap- proached me , and said , " Dear sir , you are very kind to visit me ; you , I ...
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