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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... happy days , when death and grief were but words , which found no true echo in my heart . Its several pages speak of many a walk , many a drive , and many a conversa- tion , when I was not alone ; and my companion was one who , in this ...
... happy days , when death and grief were but words , which found no true echo in my heart . Its several pages speak of many a walk , many a drive , and many a conversa- tion , when I was not alone ; and my companion was one who , in this ...
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... happy to have possessed as the brother of my heart . I shall continue my journal concerning the stranger at intervals , should I have any fresh incidents to record . August 13th , 17— . My affection for my guest increases every day . He ...
... happy to have possessed as the brother of my heart . I shall continue my journal concerning the stranger at intervals , should I have any fresh incidents to record . August 13th , 17— . My affection for my guest increases every day . He ...
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... happy when Clerval was absent . I feel pleasure in dwelling on the recollections of childhood , be- fore misfortune had tainted my mind , and changed its bright visions of extensive usefulness into gloomy and narrow reflections upon ...
... happy when Clerval was absent . I feel pleasure in dwelling on the recollections of childhood , be- fore misfortune had tainted my mind , and changed its bright visions of extensive usefulness into gloomy and narrow reflections upon ...
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... happy and beloved as I have been , is it not hard to quit you all ? But these are not thoughts befitting me : I will endeavor to resign myself cheerfully to death , and will indulge a hope of meet- ing you in another world . " ( ( She ...
... happy and beloved as I have been , is it not hard to quit you all ? But these are not thoughts befitting me : I will endeavor to resign myself cheerfully to death , and will indulge a hope of meet- ing you in another world . " ( ( She ...
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