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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Page 26
I understand your feeling," continued he, perceiving that I wished to interrupt him;
"but you are mistaken, my friend, if thus you will allow me to name you; nothing
can alter my destiny. Listen to my history, and you will perceive how ' irrevocably
...
I understand your feeling," continued he, perceiving that I wished to interrupt him;
"but you are mistaken, my friend, if thus you will allow me to name you; nothing
can alter my destiny. Listen to my history, and you will perceive how ' irrevocably
...
Page 31
But the cursory glance my father had taken of my volume by no means assured
me that he was acquainted with its contents; and I continued to read with the
greatest avidity. When I returned home, my first care was to procure the whole
works ...
But the cursory glance my father had taken of my volume by no means assured
me that he was acquainted with its contents; and I continued to read with the
greatest avidity. When I returned home, my first care was to procure the whole
works ...
Page 36
"Every minute," continued M. Krempe with warmth, "every instant that you have
wasted on those books is utterly and entirely lost. You have burdened your
memory with exploded systems, and useless names. Good God! in what desert
land ...
"Every minute," continued M. Krempe with warmth, "every instant that you have
wasted on those books is utterly and entirely lost. You have burdened your
memory with exploded systems, and useless names. Good God! in what desert
land ...
Page 45
Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room,
and continued a long time traversing my bed-chamber, unable to compose my
mind to sleep. At length lassitude succeeded to the tumult I had before endured; ...
Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room,
and continued a long time traversing my bed-chamber, unable to compose my
mind to sleep. At length lassitude succeeded to the tumult I had before endured; ...
Page 46
I continued walking in this manner for some time, endeavoring, by bodily exercise
, to ease the load that weighed upon my mind. I traversed the streets, without any
clear conception of where I was, or what I was doing. My heart palpitated in~ ...
I continued walking in this manner for some time, endeavoring, by bodily exercise
, to ease the load that weighed upon my mind. I traversed the streets, without any
clear conception of where I was, or what I was doing. My heart palpitated in~ ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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