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 57
... anguish . About five in the morn- ing I discovered my lovely boy , whom the night before I had seen blooming and active in health , stretched on the grass livid and motionless : the print of the murderer's finger was on his neck . " He ...
... anguish . About five in the morn- ing I discovered my lovely boy , whom the night before I had seen blooming and active in health , stretched on the grass livid and motionless : the print of the murderer's finger was on his neck . " He ...
Page 59
... anguish that I was destined to endure . - It was completely dark when I arrived in the environs of Geneva ; the gates of the town were already shut ; and I was obliged to pass the night at Secheron , a village half a league to the east ...
... anguish that I was destined to endure . - It was completely dark when I arrived in the environs of Geneva ; the gates of the town were already shut ; and I was obliged to pass the night at Secheron , a village half a league to the east ...
Page 60
... anguish I suffered during the remainder of the night , which I spent cold and wet in the open air . But I did not feel the inconvenience of the weather ; my imagination was busy in scenes of evil and despair . I considered the being ...
... anguish I suffered during the remainder of the night , which I spent cold and wet in the open air . But I did not feel the inconvenience of the weather ; my imagination was busy in scenes of evil and despair . I considered the being ...
Page 67
... anguish was extreme during the whole trial . I be- lieved in her innocence ; I knew it . Could the demon , who had ( I did not for a minute doubt ) murdered my brother , also in his hell- ish sport have betrayed the innocent to death ...
... anguish was extreme during the whole trial . I be- lieved in her innocence ; I knew it . Could the demon , who had ( I did not for a minute doubt ) murdered my brother , also in his hell- ish sport have betrayed the innocent to death ...
Page 69
... anguish that possessed me ! Despair ! who dared talk of that ? The poor victim , who on the morrow was to pass the dreary boundary between life and death , felt not , as I did , such deep and bitter agony . I gnashed my teeth , and ...
... anguish that possessed me ! Despair ! who dared talk of that ? The poor victim , who on the morrow was to pass the dreary boundary between life and death , felt not , as I did , such deep and bitter agony . I gnashed my teeth , and ...
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