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 18
I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me; whose eyes would
reply to mine. You may deem me romantic, my dear sister, but I bitterly feel the
want of a friend. I have no one near me, gentle yet courageous, possessed of a ...
I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me; whose eyes would
reply to mine. You may deem me romantic, my dear sister, but I bitterly feel the
want of a friend. I have no one near me, gentle yet courageous, possessed of a ...
Page 24
Yet his manners are so conciliating and gentle, that the sailors are all interested
in him, although they have very little communication with him. For my own part, I
begin to love him as a brother; and his constant and deep grief fills me with ...
Yet his manners are so conciliating and gentle, that the sailors are all interested
in him, although they have very little communication with him. For my own part, I
begin to love him as a brother; and his constant and deep grief fills me with ...
Page 29
I have often heard my mother say, that she was at that time the most beautiful
child she had ever seen, and showed signs even then, of a gentle and
affectionate disposition. These indications, and a desire,to bind as closely as
possible the ties ...
I have often heard my mother say, that she was at that time the most beautiful
child she had ever seen, and showed signs even then, of a gentle and
affectionate disposition. These indications, and a desire,to bind as closely as
possible the ties ...
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User Review - GoodreadsFrankenstein, I don't know what to begin this review with? Let's start with The Pace, This book is painfully slow paced,especially when the story is narrated by Frankenstein or Victor Frankenstein who ... Read full review
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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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