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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I am by no means indifferent to 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 ...
I am by no means indifferent to 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 ...
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... passed in this 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 removed him to my own cabin , and attended on him as
much as ...
... passed in this 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 removed him to my own cabin , and attended on him as
much as ...
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Yet his manners are so conciliating and gentle , that the sailors are all interested
in him , although they have very little communication with him . For my own part , I
begin to love him as a brother ; and his constant and deep grief fills me with ...
Yet his manners are so conciliating and gentle , that the sailors are all interested
in him , although they have very little communication with him . For my own part , I
begin to love him as a brother ; and his constant and deep grief fills me with ...
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... and could not bear to live in poverty and oblivion in the same country where he
had formerly been distinguished for his rank and magnificence . Having paid his
debts , therefore , in the most honorable manner , he retreated with his daughter ...
... and could not bear to live in poverty and oblivion in the same country where he
had formerly been distinguished for his rank and magnificence . Having paid his
debts , therefore , in the most honorable manner , he retreated with his daughter ...
Page 28
She procured plain work ; she plaited straw ; and by various means contrived to
earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life . Several months passed in this
manner . Her father grew worse ; her time was more entirely occupied in
attending ...
She procured plain work ; she plaited straw ; and by various means contrived to
earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life . Several months passed in this
manner . Her father grew worse ; her time was more entirely occupied in
attending ...
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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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| 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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