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 9
These , as he brought them successively to us , clothed in all the light and
harmony of poetry , seemed to stamp as divine the glories of heaven and earth ,
whose influences we partook with him . But it proved a wet , ungenial summer ,
and ...
These , as he brought them successively to us , clothed in all the light and
harmony of poetry , seemed to stamp as divine the glories of heaven and earth ,
whose influences we partook with him . But it proved a wet , ungenial summer ,
and ...
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... a question addressed to me from a man on the brink of destruction , and to
whom I should have supposed that my vessel would have been a resource which
he would not have exchanged for the most precious wealth the earth can afford .
... a question addressed to me from a man on the brink of destruction , and to
whom I should have supposed that my vessel would have been a resource which
he would not have exchanged for the most precious wealth the earth can afford .
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... soul from earth . Such a man has a double existence : he may suffer misery ,
and be overwhelmed by disappointments ; yet when he has retired into himself ,
he will be like a celestial spirit , that has a halo around him , within whose circle
no ...
... soul from earth . Such a man has a double existence : he may suffer misery ,
and be overwhelmed by disappointments ; yet when he has retired into himself ,
he will be like a celestial spirit , that has a halo around him , within whose circle
no ...
Page 51
But , beside that he is not at all fitted for such an occupation , it is certainly more
creditable to cultivate the earth for the sustenance of man , than to be the
confidant , and sometimes the accomplice , of his vices ; which is the profession
of a ...
But , beside that he is not at all fitted for such an occupation , it is certainly more
creditable to cultivate the earth for the sustenance of man , than to be the
confidant , and sometimes the accomplice , of his vices ; which is the profession
of a ...
Page 66
I believe that I have no enemy on earth , and none surely would have been so
wicked as to destroy me wantonly . Did the murderer place it there ? I know of no
opportunity afforded him for so doing ; or if I had , why should he have stolen the
...
I believe that I have no enemy on earth , and none surely would have been so
wicked as to destroy me wantonly . Did the murderer place it there ? I know of no
opportunity afforded him for so doing ; or if I had , why should he have stolen the
...
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User Review - GoodreadsAt times, I was fearful to not be immersed in this haunting and deeply tragic novel. I was very much afraid I would turn a corner or flip on a light to see a demonic monster standing in my wake. In ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| 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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