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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... interest of the story depends is exempt from the disadvantages of a mere tale of spectres or enchant- ment . It was recommended by the novelty of the situations which it develops ; and , however impossible as a physical fact , affords a ...
... interest of the story depends is exempt from the disadvantages of a mere tale of spectres or enchant- ment . It was recommended by the novelty of the situations which it develops ; and , however impossible as a physical fact , affords a ...
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... 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 . The season was ...
... 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 . The season was ...
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... interests himself deeply in the employments of others . He has asked me many questions concerning my design ; and I ... interest he instinctively takes in the welfare of those who surround him . He is often overcome by gloom , and then ...
... interests himself deeply in the employments of others . He has asked me many questions concerning my design ; and I ... interest he instinctively takes in the welfare of those who surround him . He is often overcome by gloom , and then ...
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... 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 I CHAPTER I. 26 ...
... 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 I CHAPTER I. 26 ...
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... interest herself in the subject , and I was left by her to pursue my studies alone . It may appear very strange that a disciple of Albertus Magnus should arise in the eighteenth century ; but our family was not scientifical , and I had ...
... interest herself in the subject , and I was left by her to pursue my studies alone . It may appear very strange that a disciple of Albertus Magnus should arise in the eighteenth century ; but our family was not scientifical , and I had ...
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