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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... dear sister of my welfare , and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking . I am already far north of London ; and as I walk in the streets of Petersburg , I feel a cold northern breeze play upon my cheeks , which braces my ...
... dear sister of my welfare , and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking . I am already far north of London ; and as I walk in the streets of Petersburg , I feel a cold northern breeze play upon my cheeks , which braces my ...
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... dear Margaret , do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose ? My life might have been passed in ease and lux ... dear sister , how can I answer this question ? If I succeed , many , many months , perhaps years , will pass before ...
... dear Margaret , do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose ? My life might have been passed in ease and lux ... dear sister , how can I answer this question ? If I succeed , many , many months , perhaps years , will pass before ...
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... dear sister , but I bitterly feel the want of a friend . I have no one near me , gentle yet courageous , possessed of a cultivated as well as of a capacious mind , whose tastes are like my own , to approve or amend my plans . How would ...
... dear sister , but I bitterly feel the want of a friend . I have no one near me , gentle yet courageous , possessed of a cultivated as well as of a capacious mind , whose tastes are like my own , to approve or amend my plans . How would ...
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... dear Sister , — I write you a few lines in haste , to say that I am safe , and well advanced on my voyage . This letter will reach England by a merchantman now on its homeward voyage from Archangel ; more fortunate than I , who may not ...
... dear Sister , — I write you a few lines in haste , to say that I am safe , and well advanced on my voyage . This letter will reach England by a merchantman now on its homeward voyage from Archangel ; more fortunate than I , who may not ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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