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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... felt that blank incapability of invention which is the greatest misery of authorship , when dull Nothing re- plies to our anxious invocations . Have you thought of a story ? I was asked each morning , and each morning I was forced to ...
... felt that blank incapability of invention which is the greatest misery of authorship , when dull Nothing re- plies to our anxious invocations . Have you thought of a story ? I was asked each morning , and each morning I was forced to ...
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... felt , as a child , on learning that my father's dying injunction had forbidden my uncle to allow me to embark in a sea- faring life . These visions faded when I perused , for the first time , those poets whose effusions entranced my ...
... felt , as a child , on learning that my father's dying injunction had forbidden my uncle to allow me to embark in a sea- faring life . These visions faded when I perused , for the first time , those poets whose effusions entranced my ...
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... felt a little proud , when my captain offered me the second dignity in the vessel , and entreated me to remain with the greatest earnest- ness ; so valuable did he consider my services . And now , dear Margaret , do I not deserve to ...
... felt a little proud , when my captain offered me the second dignity in the vessel , and entreated me to remain with the greatest earnest- ness ; so valuable did he consider my services . And now , dear Margaret , do I not deserve to ...
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... 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 ,
... 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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... 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 power . I expressed these feelings in my answer . " I thank you , " he ...
... 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 power . I expressed these feelings in my answer . " I thank you , " he ...
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