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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... desire of imitation . Two other friends ( a tale from the pen of one of whom would be far more ac- ceptable to the public than any thing I can ever hope to pro- duce ) and myself agreed to write each a story , founded on some ...
... desire of imitation . Two other friends ( a tale from the pen of one of whom would be far more ac- ceptable to the public than any thing I can ever hope to pro- duce ) and myself agreed to write each a story , founded on some ...
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... desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me ; whose eyes would reply to mine . You may deem me romantic , my dear sister , but I bitterly feel the want of a friend . I have no one near me , gentle yet courageous , possessed ...
... desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me ; whose eyes would reply to mine . You may deem me romantic , my dear sister , but I bitterly feel the want of a friend . I have no one near me , gentle yet courageous , possessed ...
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... desire to attain , breathe a degree of renovating warmth which I had not expected . No incidents have hitherto befallen us , that would make a figure in a letter . One or two stiff gales , and the breaking of a mast , are accidents ...
... desire to attain , breathe a degree of renovating warmth which I had not expected . No incidents have hitherto befallen us , that would make a figure in a letter . One or two stiff gales , and the breaking of a mast , are accidents ...
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... his confidence ; and I trust that I have suc- ceeded . One day I mentioned to him the desire I had always felt of finding a friend who might sympathize with me , and direct me by his counsel . I said I did not belong 24 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
... his confidence ; and I trust that I have suc- ceeded . One day I mentioned to him the desire I had always felt of finding a friend who might sympathize with me , and direct me by his counsel . I said I did not belong 24 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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