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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... idea ? " It is true that I am very averse to bringing myself forward in print ; but as my account will only appear as an append- age to a former production , and as it will be confined to such topics as have connection with my ...
... idea ? " It is true that I am very averse to bringing myself forward in print ; but as my account will only appear as an append- age to a former production , and as it will be confined to such topics as have connection with my ...
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... idea that I could produce any thing worthy of notice , but that he might himself judge how far I possessed the ... ideas in communication with his far more cultivated mind , was all of literary employment that engaged my attention . + In ...
... idea that I could produce any thing worthy of notice , but that he might himself judge how far I possessed the ... ideas in communication with his far more cultivated mind , was all of literary employment that engaged my attention . + In ...
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... The noble author began a tale , a fragment of which he printed at the end of his poem of " Mazeppa . " Shelley , more apt to embody ideas and sentiments in the radiance of bril- liant imagery , and in the music of the most PREFACE . 9.
... The noble author began a tale , a fragment of which he printed at the end of his poem of " Mazeppa . " Shelley , more apt to embody ideas and sentiments in the radiance of bril- liant imagery , and in the music of the most PREFACE . 9.
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... idea about a skull - headed lady , who was so punished for peeping through a key - hole - what to see I forget — something very shock- ing and wrong , of course : but when she was reduced to a worse condition than the renowned Tom of ...
... idea about a skull - headed lady , who was so punished for peeping through a key - hole - what to see I forget — something very shock- ing and wrong , of course : but when she was reduced to a worse condition than the renowned Tom of ...
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... ideas suggested to it . Many and long were the conversations between Lord By- ron and Shelley , to which I was a devout but nearly silent listener . During one of these , various philosophical doc- trines were discussed , and among ...
... ideas suggested to it . Many and long were the conversations between Lord By- ron and Shelley , to which I was a devout but nearly silent listener . During one of these , various philosophical doc- trines were discussed , and among ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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