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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... labors , may , without presumption , apply to prose fiction a license , or rather a rule , from the adoption of which so many exquisite combinations of human feeling have resulted in the highest specimens of poetry . The circumstance on ...
... labors , may , without presumption , apply to prose fiction a license , or rather a rule , from the adoption of which so many exquisite combinations of human feeling have resulted in the highest specimens of poetry . The circumstance on ...
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... labors and utility . No creature could have more tender parents than mine . My improvement and health were their constant care , especially as I remained for several years their only child . But before I continue my narrative , I must ...
... labors and utility . No creature could have more tender parents than mine . My improvement and health were their constant care , especially as I remained for several years their only child . But before I continue my narrative , I must ...
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... labors of other children . Perhaps we did not read so many books , or learn languages so quickly , as those who are disciplined according to the ordinary methods ; but what we learned was impressed the more deeply on our memories . In ...
... labors of other children . Perhaps we did not read so many books , or learn languages so quickly , as those who are disciplined according to the ordinary methods ; but what we learned was impressed the more deeply on our memories . In ...
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... labors of men of genius , however erroneously directed , scarcely ever fail in ultimately turning to the solid advantage of mankind . " I listened to his state- ment , which was delivered without any presumption or affectation ; and ...
... labors of men of genius , however erroneously directed , scarcely ever fail in ultimately turning to the solid advantage of mankind . " I listened to his state- ment , which was delivered without any presumption or affectation ; and ...
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