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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... dedicated myself to this great enterprise . I commenced by inuring my body to hard- ship . I accompanied the whale - fishers on several expeditions to the North Sea ; I voluntarily endured cold , famine 16 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
... dedicated myself to this great enterprise . I commenced by inuring my body to hard- ship . I accompanied the whale - fishers on several expeditions to the North Sea ; I voluntarily endured cold , famine 16 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. the North Sea ; I voluntarily endured cold , famine , thirst , and want of sleep ; I often worked harder than the common sailors during the day , and devoted my nights to the study of ... endured cold, famine...
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. the North Sea ; I voluntarily endured cold , famine , thirst , and want of sleep ; I often worked harder than the common sailors during the day , and devoted my nights to the study of ... endured cold, famine...
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... endure to spill blood . He is , moreover , heroically generous . Some years ago he loved a young Russian lady , of moderate fortune ; and having amassed a considerable sum in prize - money , the father of the girl consented to the match ...
... endure to spill blood . He is , moreover , heroically generous . Some years ago he loved a young Russian lady , of moderate fortune ; and having amassed a considerable sum in prize - money , the father of the girl consented to the match ...
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... endure that he should renew his grief by a recital of his misfortunes . I felt the greatest eagerness to hear the promised narrative , partly from curiosity , and partly from a strong desire to ameliorate his fate , if it were in my ...
... endure that he should renew his grief by a recital of his misfortunes . I felt the greatest eagerness to hear the promised narrative , partly from curiosity , and partly from a strong desire to ameliorate his fate , if it were in my ...
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... endured . I delighted in investigating facts relative to the actual world ; she busied herself in following the aerial creation of the poets . The world was to me a secret which I desired to discover ; to her it was a vacancy which she ...
... endured . I delighted in investigating facts relative to the actual world ; she busied herself in following the aerial creation of the poets . The world was to me a secret which I desired to discover ; to her it was a vacancy which she ...
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