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
... followed , closed in upon us by degrees ; and when the sun had set , we beheld immense mountains and precipices overhanging us on every side , and heard the sound of the river raging among rocks , and the dashing of waterfalls around ...
... followed , closed in upon us by degrees ; and when the sun had set , we beheld immense mountains and precipices overhanging us on every side , and heard the sound of the river raging among rocks , and the dashing of waterfalls around ...
Page 80
... 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 curiosity , and compassion ...
... 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 curiosity , and compassion ...
Page 85
... followed , and they disappeared . Pres- ently 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 ...
... followed , and they disappeared . Pres- ently 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 ...
Page 111
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Page 128
... followed me , and might expedite my remiss- ness by murdering my companion . When these thoughts pos- sessed me , I would not quit Henry for a moment , but followed him . as his shadow , to protect him from the fancied rage of his ...
... followed me , and might expedite my remiss- ness by murdering my companion . When these thoughts pos- sessed me , I would not quit Henry for a moment , but followed him . as his shadow , to protect him from the fancied rage of his ...
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