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 5
... elementary principles of human nature , while I have not scrupled to innovate
upon their combinations . The " Iliad , " the tragic poetry of Greece ; Shakspeare ,
in the “ Tempest " and " Midsummer Night ' s Dream " ; and most especially Milton
...
... elementary principles of human nature , while I have not scrupled to innovate
upon their combinations . The " Iliad , " the tragic poetry of Greece ; Shakspeare ,
in the “ Tempest " and " Midsummer Night ' s Dream " ; and most especially Milton
...
Page 7
My dreams were at once more fantastic and agreeable than my writings . In the
latter I was a close imitator , — rather doing as others had done than putting
down the suggestions of my own mind . What I wrote was intended at least for
one ...
My dreams were at once more fantastic and agreeable than my writings . In the
latter I was a close imitator , — rather doing as others had done than putting
down the suggestions of my own mind . What I wrote was intended at least for
one ...
Page 12
I began that day with the words , It was on a dreary night in November , making
only a transcript of the grim terrors of my waking dream . At first I thought but of a
few pages — of a short tale ; . but Shelley urged me to develop the idea at greater
...
I began that day with the words , It was on a dreary night in November , making
only a transcript of the grim terrors of my waking dream . At first I thought but of a
few pages — of a short tale ; . but Shelley urged me to develop the idea at greater
...
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Do you understand this feeling ? This breeze , which has travelled from the
regions towards which I am advancing , gives me a foretaste of those icy climes .
Inspirited by this wind of promise , my day dreams become more fervent and vivid
.
Do you understand this feeling ? This breeze , which has travelled from the
regions towards which I am advancing , gives me a foretaste of those icy climes .
Inspirited by this wind of promise , my day dreams become more fervent and vivid
.
Page 16
... with an enthusiasm which elevates me to Heaven ; for nothing contributes so
much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose — a point on which the soul
may fix its intellectual eye . This expedition has been the favorite dream of my
early ...
... with an enthusiasm which elevates me to Heaven ; for nothing contributes so
much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose — a point on which the soul
may fix its intellectual eye . This expedition has been the favorite dream of my
early ...
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| Title | Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus |
| Author | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
| Publisher | Sever, Francis, & Company, 1869 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 177 pages |
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