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 74
We perceived-that the valley through which we wound, and which was formed by
the river Arve, whose course we followed, closed in upon us by degrees; and
when the sun had set, we beheld immense mountains and precipices
overhanging ...
We perceived-that the valley through which we wound, and which was formed by
the river Arve, whose course we followed, closed in upon us by degrees; and
when the sun had set, we beheld immense mountains and precipices
overhanging ...
Page 80
As he said this, he led the way across the ice: I followed. My heart was full, and I
did not answer him; but, as I proceeded, I weighed the various arguments that he
had used, and determined at least to listen to his tale. I was partly urged by ...
As he said this, he led the way across the ice: I followed. My heart was full, and I
did not answer him; but, as I proceeded, I weighed the various arguments that he
had used, and determined at least to listen to his tale. I was partly urged by ...
Page 85
She followed, and they disappeared. Presently I saw the young man again, with
some tools in his hand, cross the field behind the cottage; and the girl was also
busied, sometimes in the house, and sometimes in the yard. "On examining my ...
She followed, and they disappeared. Presently I saw the young man again, with
some tools in his hand, cross the field behind the cottage; and the girl was also
busied, sometimes in the house, and sometimes in the yard. "On examining my ...
Page 111
I followed speedily, I hardly knew why; but, when the man saw me draw near, he
aimed a gun, which he carried, at my body, and fired. I sunk to the ground, and
my injurer, with increased swiftness, escaped into the wood. “This was, then, the
...
I followed speedily, I hardly knew why; but, when the man saw me draw near, he
aimed a gun, which he carried, at my body, and fired. I sunk to the ground, and
my injurer, with increased swiftness, escaped into the wood. “This was, then, the
...
Page 128
When these thoughts possessed me, I would not quit Henry for a moment, but
followed him , as his shadow, to protect him from the fancied rage of his destroyer
. I felt as if I had committed some great crime, the consciousness of which
haunted ...
When these thoughts possessed me, I would not quit Henry for a moment, but
followed him , as his shadow, to protect him from the fancied rage of his destroyer
. I felt as if I had committed some great crime, the consciousness of which
haunted ...
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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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