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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... heard , the door of the chamber opened , and he advanced to the couch of the blooming youths , cradled in healthy sleep . Eternal sorrow sat upon his face as he bent down and kissed the forehead of the boys , who from that hour withered ...
... heard , the door of the chamber opened , and he advanced to the couch of the blooming youths , cradled in healthy sleep . Eternal sorrow sat upon his face as he bent down and kissed the forehead of the boys , who from that hour withered ...
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... heard that his former mistress was married according to her inclinations . " What a noble fellow ! " you will exclaim . He is so ; but then he has passed all his life on board a vessel , and has scarcely an idea beyond the rope and the ...
... heard that his former mistress was married according to her inclinations . " What a noble fellow ! " you will exclaim . He is so ; but then he has passed all his life on board a vessel , and has scarcely an idea beyond the rope and the ...
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... his track , which we had observed with the greatest attention . About two hours after this occurrence , we heard the ground sea ; and before night the ice broke , and freed our THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 21 LETTER IV. ...
... his track , which we had observed with the greatest attention . About two hours after this occurrence , we heard the ground sea ; and before night the ice broke , and freed our THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 21 LETTER IV. ...
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... 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 de- sire to bind as closely as possible the ...
... 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 de- sire to bind as closely as possible the ...
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... heard among us ; but mutual affection engaged us all to comply . with and obey the slightest desire of each other . CHAPTER II . WHE HEN I had attained the age 3 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 33 electrical machine, and exhibited a few ...
... heard among us ; but mutual affection engaged us all to comply . with and obey the slightest desire of each other . CHAPTER II . WHE HEN I had attained the age 3 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 33 electrical machine, and exhibited a few ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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