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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The event on which the interest of the story depends is exempt from the
disadvantages of a mere tale of spectres or enchantment. It was recommended
by the novelty of the situations which it develops; and, however impossible as a
physical ...
The event on which the interest of the story depends is exempt from the
disadvantages of a mere tale of spectres or enchantment. It was recommended
by the novelty of the situations which it develops; and, however impossible as a
physical ...
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It is a subject also of additional interest to the author, that this story was begun in
the majestic region where the scene is principally laid, and in society which
cannot cease to be regretted. I passed the summer of 1816 in the environs of
Geneva.
It is a subject also of additional interest to the author, that this story was begun in
the majestic region where the scene is principally laid, and in society which
cannot cease to be regretted. I passed the summer of 1816 in the environs of
Geneva.
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Yet, although unhappy, he is not so utterly occupied by his own misery, but that
he interests himself deeply in the employments of others. He has asked me many
questions concerning my design; and I have related my little history frankly to him
...
Yet, although unhappy, he is not so utterly occupied by his own misery, but that
he interests himself deeply in the employments of others. He has asked me many
questions concerning my design; and I have related my little history frankly to him
...
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This manuscript will doubtless afford you the greatest pleasure; but to me, who
know him, and who hear it from his own lips, with what interest and sympathy
shall I read it at some future day! FRANKENSTEIN; or, THE MODERN
PROMETHEUS ...
This manuscript will doubtless afford you the greatest pleasure; but to me, who
know him, and who hear it from his own lips, with what interest and sympathy
shall I read it at some future day! FRANKENSTEIN; or, THE MODERN
PROMETHEUS ...
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... secret stores of knowledge to my father, yet his indefinite censure of my favorite
Agrippa always withheld me. I disclosed my discoveries to Elizabeth, therefore,
under a promise of strict secrecy; but she did not interest herself in the subject, ...
... secret stores of knowledge to my father, yet his indefinite censure of my favorite
Agrippa always withheld me. I disclosed my discoveries to Elizabeth, therefore,
under a promise of strict secrecy; but she did not interest herself in the subject, ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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