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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It was recommended by the novelty of the situations which it develops ; and ,
however impossible as a physical fact , affords a point of view to the imagination
for the delineating of human passions more comprehensive and commanding
than ...
It was recommended by the novelty of the situations which it develops ; and ,
however impossible as a physical fact , affords a point of view to the imagination
for the delineating of human passions more comprehensive and commanding
than ...
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Frightful must it be ; for supremely frightful would be the effect of any human
endeavor to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world . His
success would terrify the artist ; he would rush away from his odious handiwork ,
horror ...
Frightful must it be ; for supremely frightful would be the effect of any human
endeavor to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world . His
success would terrify the artist ; he would rush away from his odious handiwork ,
horror ...
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Yet some feelings , unallied to the dross of human nature , beat even in these
rugged bosoms . ... and in the midst of national and professional prejudices ,
unsoftened by cultivation , retains some of the noblest endowments of humanity .
Yet some feelings , unallied to the dross of human nature , beat even in these
rugged bosoms . ... and in the midst of national and professional prejudices ,
unsoftened by cultivation , retains some of the noblest endowments of humanity .
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Only one dog remained alive ; but there was a human being within it , whom the
sailors were persuading to enter the vessel . He was not , as the other traveller
seemed to be , a savage inhabitant of some undiscovered island , but an
European ...
Only one dog remained alive ; but there was a human being within it , whom the
sailors were persuading to enter the vessel . He was not , as the other traveller
seemed to be , a savage inhabitant of some undiscovered island , but an
European ...
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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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