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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Life appeared to me too commonplace an affair as regarded myself . I could not
figure to myself that romantic woes or wonderful events would ever be my lot ; but
I was not confined to my own identity , and I could people the hours with ...
Life appeared to me too commonplace an affair as regarded myself . I could not
figure to myself that romantic woes or wonderful events would ever be my lot ; but
I was not confined to my own identity , and I could people the hours with ...
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This appearance excited our unqualified wonder . We were , as we believed ,
many hundred miles from any land ; but this apparition seemed to denote that it
was not , in reality , so distant as we had supposed . Shut in , however , by ice , it
was ...
This appearance excited our unqualified wonder . We were , as we believed ,
many hundred miles from any land ; but this apparition seemed to denote that it
was not , in reality , so distant as we had supposed . Shut in , however , by ice , it
was ...
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When I appeared on deck , the master said , “ Here is our captain , and he will not
allow you to perish on the open sea . " On perceiving me , the stranger addressed
me in English , although with a foreign accent . " Before I come on board your ...
When I appeared on deck , the master said , “ Here is our captain , and he will not
allow you to perish on the open sea . " On perceiving me , the stranger addressed
me in English , although with a foreign accent . " Before I come on board your ...
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... and the traveller might have arrived at a place of safety before that time ; but of
this I could not judge . From this time the stranger seemed very eager to be upon
deck , to watch for the sledge which had before appeared ; but I have persuaded
...
... and the traveller might have arrived at a place of safety before that time ; but of
this I could not judge . From this time the stranger seemed very eager to be upon
deck , to watch for the sledge which had before appeared ; but I have persuaded
...
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He appeared pleased with the confidence , and suggested several alterations in
my plan , which I shall find exceedingly useful . There is no pedantry in his
manner ; but all he does appears to spring solely from the interest he instinctively
takes ...
He appeared pleased with the confidence , and suggested several alterations in
my plan , which I shall find exceedingly useful . There is no pedantry in his
manner ; but all he does appears to spring solely from the interest he instinctively
takes ...
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| Title | Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus |
| Author | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
| Publisher | Sever, Francis, & Company, 1869 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 177 pages |
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