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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... manner in which whatever moral tendencies exist in the sentiments or characters it contains shall affect the reader ; yet my chief concern in this respect has been limited to the avoiding the enervating effects of the novels of the ...
... manner in which whatever moral tendencies exist in the sentiments or characters it contains shall affect the reader ; yet my chief concern in this respect has been limited to the avoiding the enervating effects of the novels of the ...
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... manner before he was able to speak ; and I often feared that his sufferings had deprived him of his understanding . When he had in some measure recovered , I re- moved him to my own cabin , and attended on him as much as my duty would ...
... manner before he was able to speak ; and I often feared that his sufferings had deprived him of his understanding . When he had in some measure recovered , I re- moved him to my own cabin , and attended on him as much as my duty would ...
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... manners are so conciliating and gentle , that the sailors are all interested in him , although they have very little ... manner ; but all he does appears to spring solely from the interest he instinctively takes in the welfare of those ...
... manners are so conciliating and gentle , that the sailors are all interested in him , although they have very little ... manner ; but all he does appears to spring solely from the interest he instinctively takes in the welfare of those ...
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... manner , he retreated with his daughter to the town of Lucerne , where he lived unknown and in wretchedness . My father loved Beaufort with the truest friendship , and was deeply grieved by his retreat in these unfortunate circumstances ...
... manner , he retreated with his daughter to the town of Lucerne , where he lived unknown and in wretchedness . My father loved Beaufort with the truest friendship , and was deeply grieved by his retreat in these unfortunate circumstances ...
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... manner . her time was more entirely occupied in attending him ; her means of subsistence decreased ; and in the tenth month her father died in her arms , leaving her an orphan and a beggar . This last blow overcame her ; and she was ...
... manner . her time was more entirely occupied in attending him ; her means of subsistence decreased ; and in the tenth month her father died in her arms , leaving her an orphan and a beggar . This last blow overcame her ; and she was ...
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