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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Two other friends ( a tale from the pen of one of whom would be far more
acceptable to the public than any thing I can ever hope to produce ) and myself
agreed to write each a story , founded on some supernatural occurrence . The
weather ...
Two other friends ( a tale from the pen of one of whom would be far more
acceptable to the public than any thing I can ever hope to produce ) and myself
agreed to write each a story , founded on some supernatural occurrence . The
weather ...
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... would terrify the artist ; he would rush away from his odious handiwork , horror -
stricken . He would hope that , left to itself , the slight spark of life which he had
communicated , would fade ; that this thing which had received such PREFACE .
... would terrify the artist ; he would rush away from his odious handiwork , horror -
stricken . He would hope that , left to itself , the slight spark of life which he had
communicated , would fade ; that this thing which had received such PREFACE .
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My courage and my resolution is firm ; but my hopes fluctuate , and my spirits are
often depressed . I am about to proceed on a long and difficult voyage , the
emergencies of which will demand all my fortitude : I am required not only to raise
the ...
My courage and my resolution is firm ; but my hopes fluctuate , and my spirits are
often depressed . I am about to proceed on a long and difficult voyage , the
emergencies of which will demand all my fortitude : I am required not only to raise
the ...
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You have hope and the world before you , and have no cause for despair . But I
— I have lost every thing , and cannot begin life anew . " As he said this , his
countenance became expressive of a calm settled grief , which touched me to the
...
You have hope and the world before you , and have no cause for despair . But I
— I have lost every thing , and cannot begin life anew . " As he said this , his
countenance became expressive of a calm settled grief , which touched me to the
...
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... I find it arose , like a mountain river , from ignoble and almost forgotten sources
; but , swelling as it proceeded , it became the torrent which , in its course , has
swept away all my hopes and joys . Natural Philosophy is the genius that has ...
... I find it arose , like a mountain river , from ignoble and almost forgotten sources
; but , swelling as it proceeded , it became the torrent which , in its course , has
swept away all my hopes and joys . Natural Philosophy is the genius that has ...
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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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| 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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