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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Page 63
... innocence as certainly as I do upon my own . Our misfortune is doubly hard to us ; we have not only lost that lovely darling boy , but this poor girl , whom I sincerely love , is to be torn away even by a worse fate . If she is ...
... innocence as certainly as I do upon my own . Our misfortune is doubly hard to us ; we have not only lost that lovely darling boy , but this poor girl , whom I sincerely love , is to be torn away even by a worse fate . If she is ...
Page 64
... innocence ; the other far more dreadfully murdered , with every aggravation of infamy that could make the murder memorable in horror . Justine also was a girl of merit , and possessed qualities which promised to render her life happy ...
... innocence ; the other far more dreadfully murdered , with every aggravation of infamy that could make the murder memorable in horror . Justine also was a girl of merit , and possessed qualities which promised to render her life happy ...
Page 65
... innocence as I had . She had been out the whole of the night on which the murder had been committed , and towards morning had been perceived by a market - woman not far from the spot where the body of the murdered child had been found ...
... innocence as I had . She had been out the whole of the night on which the murder had been committed , and towards morning had been perceived by a market - woman not far from the spot where the body of the murdered child had been found ...
Page 66
... innocence . " Several witnesses were called , who had known her for many years , and they spoke well of her ; but fear , and hatred of the crime of which they supposed her guilty , rendered them timorous , and unwilling to come forward ...
... innocence . " Several witnesses were called , who had known her for many years , and they spoke well of her ; but fear , and hatred of the crime of which they supposed her guilty , rendered them timorous , and unwilling to come forward ...
Page 67
... innocence . She had no temptation for such an action : as to the bauble on which the chief proof rests , if she had earnestly desired it , I should have willingly given it to her ; so much do I esteem and value her . " Excellent ...
... innocence . She had no temptation for such an action : as to the bauble on which the chief proof rests , if she had earnestly desired it , I should have willingly given it to her ; so much do I esteem and value her . " Excellent ...
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