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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... cause I shall thus give a general answer to the question so very frequently asked me , How I , then a young girl , came to think of and to dilate upon so very hideous an idea ? " It is true that I am very averse to bringing myself ...
... cause I shall thus give a general answer to the question so very frequently asked me , How I , then a young girl , came to think of and to dilate upon so very hideous an idea ? " It is true that I am very averse to bringing myself ...
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... cause for despair . But I- I have lost every thing , and cannot begin life anew . " As he said this , his ... causes for repeating them . August 19th , 17— . Yesterday the stranger said to me , " You may easily perceive , Captain Walton ...
... cause for despair . But I- I have lost every thing , and cannot begin life anew . " As he said this , his ... causes for repeating them . August 19th , 17— . Yesterday the stranger said to me , " You may easily perceive , Captain Walton ...
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... causes of life , we must first have recourse to death . I became acquainted with the science of anatomy ; but this ... cause and progress of this decay , and forced to spend days and nights in vaults and charnel - houses . My attention ...
... causes of life , we must first have recourse to death . I became acquainted with the science of anatomy ; but this ... cause and progress of this decay , and forced to spend days and nights in vaults and charnel - houses . My attention ...
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... cause of generation and life ; nay , more , I became myself capa- ble of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter . The astonishment which I had at first experienced on this discov- ery soon gave place to delight and rapture . After so ...
... cause of generation and life ; nay , more , I became myself capa- ble of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter . The astonishment which I had at first experienced on this discov- ery soon gave place to delight and rapture . After so ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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