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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... become infinitely indifferent to it . At this time he desired that I should write , not so much with the idea that I could produce any thing worthy of notice , but that he might himself judge how far I possessed the promise of better ...
... become infinitely indifferent to it . At this time he desired that I should write , not so much with the idea that I could produce any thing worthy of notice , but that he might himself judge how far I possessed the promise of better ...
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... become more fervent and vivid . I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and desolation ; it ever presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight . There , Margaret , the sun is for ever ...
... become more fervent and vivid . I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and desolation ; it ever presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight . There , Margaret , the sun is for ever ...
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... becoming acquainted with more languages than that of my native country . Now I am twenty- eight , and am in reality more illiterate than many school - boys of fifteen . It is true that I have thought more , and that my day dreams are ...
... becoming acquainted with more languages than that of my native country . Now I am twenty- eight , and am in reality more illiterate than many school - boys of fifteen . It is true that I have thought more , and that my day dreams are ...
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... become a student at the university of Ingolstadt . I had hitherto attended the schools of Geneva ; but my father thought it necessary , for the completion of my education , that I should be made acquainted with other customs than those ...
... become a student at the university of Ingolstadt . I had hitherto attended the schools of Geneva ; but my father thought it necessary , for the completion of my education , that I should be made acquainted with other customs than those ...
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... become a partner with him in business , in compliance with his favorite theory , that learning was superfluous in the commerce of ordinary life . Henry had a refined mind ; he had no desire to be idle , and was well pleased to become ...
... become a partner with him in business , in compliance with his favorite theory , that learning was superfluous in the commerce of ordinary life . Henry had a refined mind ; he had no desire to be idle , and was well pleased to become ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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