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 65
... cottage , being unwilling to call up the inhabitants , to whom she was well known . Unable to rest or sleep , she quitted her asylum early , that she might endeavor to find my brother . If she had gone near the spot where his body lay ...
... cottage , being unwilling to call up the inhabitants , to whom she was well known . Unable to rest or sleep , she quitted her asylum early , that she might endeavor to find my brother . If she had gone near the spot where his body lay ...
Page 74
... cottages every here and there peeping forth from among the trees , formed a scene of singular beauty . But it was augmented and rendered sublime by the mighty Alps , whose white and shining pyramids and domes towered above all , as ...
... cottages every here and there peeping forth from among the trees , formed a scene of singular beauty . But it was augmented and rendered sublime by the mighty Alps , whose white and shining pyramids and domes towered above all , as ...
Page 83
... cottages , and stately houses , engaged my admiration by turns . The vegetables in the gardens , the milk and cheese that I saw placed at the windows of some of the cottages , allured my appetite . One of the best of these I en- tered ...
... cottages , and stately houses , engaged my admiration by turns . The vegetables in the gardens , the milk and cheese that I saw placed at the windows of some of the cottages , allured my appetite . One of the best of these I en- tered ...
Page 84
... cottage of a neat and pleasant appearance ; but , after my late dearly bought experience , I dared not enter it . My ... cottage , and discover if I could remain in the habitation I had found . It was situated against the back of the ...
... cottage of a neat and pleasant appearance ; but , after my late dearly bought experience , I dared not enter it . My ... cottage , and discover if I could remain in the habitation I had found . It was situated against the back of the ...
Page 85
... cottage himself . She followed , and they disappeared . Pres- ently I saw the young man again , with some tools in his hand , cross the field behind the cottage ; and the girl was also busied , sometimes in the house , and sometimes in ...
... cottage himself . She followed , and they disappeared . Pres- ently I saw the young man again , with some tools in his hand , cross the field behind the cottage ; and the girl was also busied , sometimes in the house , and sometimes in ...
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