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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... became serene ; and my two friends left me on a journey among the Alps , and lost , in the magnificent scenes which they present , all memory of their ghostly visions . The following tale is the only one which has been completed ...
... became serene ; and my two friends left me on a journey among the Alps , and lost , in the magnificent scenes which they present , all memory of their ghostly visions . The following tale is the only one which has been completed ...
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... became busier , and reality stood in place of fiction . My husband , however , was from the first very anxious that I should prove myself worthy of my par- entage , and enroll myself on the page of fame . He was for ever inciting me to ...
... became busier , and reality stood in place of fiction . My husband , however , was from the first very anxious that I should prove myself worthy of my par- entage , and enroll myself on the page of fame . He was for ever inciting me to ...
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... became a poet , and for one year lived in a Paradise of my own creation ; I imagined that I also might obtain a niche in the temple where the names of Homer and Shakspeare are consecrated . You are well acquainted with my failure , and ...
... became a poet , and for one year lived in a Paradise of my own creation ; I imagined that I also might obtain a niche in the temple where the names of Homer and Shakspeare are consecrated . You are well acquainted with my failure , and ...
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... became acquainted with the celebrated poets of our own country ; but it was only when it had ceased to be in my power to derive its most important benefits from such a con- viction , that I perceived the necessity of becoming acquainted ...
... became acquainted with the celebrated poets of our own country ; but it was only when it had ceased to be in my power to derive its most important benefits from such a con- viction , that I perceived the necessity of becoming acquainted ...
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... became expressive of a calm settled grief , which touched me to the heart . But he was silent , and presently retired to his cabin . Even broken in spirit as he is , no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature . The ...
... became expressive of a calm settled grief , which touched me to the heart . But he was silent , and presently retired to his cabin . Even broken in spirit as he is , no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature . The ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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