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
... 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 it is ...
... 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 it is ...
Page 36
... 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 have you lived ...
... 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 have you lived ...
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... 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 ; and I threw myself on the bed in my clothes , endeavoring to seek a few moments ...
... 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 ; and I threw myself on the bed in my clothes , endeavoring to seek a few moments ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Page 47
... continued talking for some time about our mutual friends , and his own good fortune in being permitted to come to Ingolstadt . " You may easily believe , " said he , " how great was the difficulty to persuade my father that it was not ...
... continued talking for some time about our mutual friends , and his own good fortune in being permitted to come to Ingolstadt . " You may easily believe , " said he , " how great was the difficulty to persuade my father that it was not ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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