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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... beautiful child she had ever seen , and showed signs even then , of a gentle and affectionate disposition . These indications , and a de- sire to bind as closely as possible the ties of domestic love , deter- mined my mother to consider ...
... beautiful child she had ever seen , and showed signs even then , of a gentle and affectionate disposition . These indications , and a de- sire to bind as closely as possible the ties of domestic love , deter- mined my mother to consider ...
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... beautiful oak , which stood about twenty yards from our house ; and so soon as the dazzling light vanished , the oak had disappeared , and nothing remained but a blasted stump . When we visited it the next morning , we found the tree ...
... beautiful oak , which stood about twenty yards from our house ; and so soon as the dazzling light vanished , the oak had disappeared , and nothing remained but a blasted stump . When we visited it the next morning , we found the tree ...
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... beautiful little fellow in the world ; his lively blue eyes , dimpled cheeks , and endearing man- ners inspired the tenderest affection . Such was our domestic circle , from which care and pain seemed forever banished . My father ...
... beautiful little fellow in the world ; his lively blue eyes , dimpled cheeks , and endearing man- ners inspired the tenderest affection . Such was our domestic circle , from which care and pain seemed forever banished . My father ...
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... beautiful season ; never did the fields bestow a more plentiful harvest , or the vines yield a more luxuriant vintage ; but my eyes were insensible to the charms of nature . And the same feelings which made me neglect the scenes around ...
... beautiful season ; never did the fields bestow a more plentiful harvest , or the vines yield a more luxuriant vintage ; but my eyes were insensible to the charms of nature . And the same feelings which made me neglect the scenes around ...
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