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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... death on all the younger sons of his ill- fated house , just when they reached the age of promise . His gigantic , shadowy form , clothed like the ghost in Ham- let , in complete armor , but with the beaver up , was seen at midnight by ...
... death on all the younger sons of his ill- fated house , just when they reached the age of promise . His gigantic , shadowy form , clothed like the ghost in Ham- let , in complete armor , but with the beaver up , was seen at midnight by ...
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... death and grief were but words , which found no true echo in my heart . Its several pages speak of many a walk , many a drive , and many a conversa- tion , when I was not alone ; and my companion was one who , in this world , I shall ...
... death and grief were but words , which found no true echo in my heart . Its several pages speak of many a walk , many a drive , and many a conversa- tion , when I was not alone ; and my companion was one who , in this world , I shall ...
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... death , and to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat , with his holiday mates , on an expedition of discovery up his native river . But , supposing all these conjectures ...
... death , and to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat , with his holiday mates , on an expedition of discovery up his native river . But , supposing all these conjectures ...
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... death ! Nor were these my only visions . The raising of ghosts or devils was a promise liberally accorded by my favorite authors , the ful- filment of which I most eagerly sought ; and if my incantations were always unsuccessful , I ...
... death ! Nor were these my only visions . The raising of ghosts or devils was a promise liberally accorded by my favorite authors , the ful- filment of which I most eagerly sought ; and if my incantations were always unsuccessful , I ...
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