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 character and situation of the hero are by no means to be conceived as
existing always in my own conviction ; nor is any inference justly to be drawn from
the following pages as prejudicing any philosophical doctrine of whatever kind .
... the character and situation of the hero are by no means to be conceived as
existing always in my own conviction ; nor is any inference justly to be drawn from
the following pages as prejudicing any philosophical doctrine of whatever kind .
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Good God ! in what desert land have you lived , where no one was kind enough
to inform you that these fancies , which you have so greedily imbibed , are a
thousand years old , and as musty as they are ancient ? I little expected in this ...
Good God ! in what desert land have you lived , where no one was kind enough
to inform you that these fancies , which you have so greedily imbibed , are a
thousand years old , and as musty as they are ancient ? I little expected in this ...
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He knew that I could not have a more kind and attentive nurse than himself ; and ,
firm in the hope he felt of my recovery , he did not doubt , that , instead of doing
harm , he performed the kindest action that he could towards them . But I was in ...
He knew that I could not have a more kind and attentive nurse than himself ; and ,
firm in the hope he felt of my recovery , he did not doubt , that , instead of doing
harm , he performed the kindest action that he could towards them . But I was in ...
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In doing this , I underwent a kind of rough usage , ill befitting the wounds that my
mind had sustained . Ever since the fatal night , the end of my labors and the
beginning of my misfortunes , I had conceived a violent antipathy even to the
name ...
In doing this , I underwent a kind of rough usage , ill befitting the wounds that my
mind had sustained . Ever since the fatal night , the end of my labors and the
beginning of my misfortunes , I had conceived a violent antipathy even to the
name ...
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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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User Review - GoodreadsFrankenstein, I don't know what to begin this review with? Let's start with The Pace, This book is painfully slow paced,especially when the story is narrated by Frankenstein or Victor Frankenstein who ... 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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