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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... marriage with her lover . But the old man decidedly refused , thinking himself bound in honor to my friend ; who , when he found the father inexorable , quitted his country , nor returned until he heard that his former mistress was married ...
... marriage with her lover . But the old man decidedly refused , thinking himself bound in honor to my friend ; who , when he found the father inexorable , quitted his country , nor returned until he heard that his former mistress was married ...
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... marriage illustrate his character , I cannot refrain from relating them . One of his most intimate friends was a merchant who , from a flourishing state , fell , through numerous mischances , into poverty . This man , whose name was ...
... marriage illustrate his character , I cannot refrain from relating them . One of his most intimate friends was a merchant who , from a flourishing state , fell , through numerous mischances , into poverty . This man , whose name was ...
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... married early in life an Italian gentleman . Soon after her mar- riage , she had accompanied her husband into his native country , and for some years my father had very little communication with her . About the time I mentioned she died ...
... married early in life an Italian gentleman . Soon after her mar- riage , she had accompanied her husband into his native country , and for some years my father had very little communication with her . About the time I mentioned she died ...
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... marriage with a young Englishman , John Melbourne , Esq . Her ugly sister , Manon , married M. Duvillard , the rich banker , last autumn . Your favorite schoolfellow , Louis 52 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
... marriage with a young Englishman , John Melbourne , Esq . Her ugly sister , Manon , married M. Duvillard , the rich banker , last autumn . Your favorite schoolfellow , Louis 52 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
Page 97
... marriage , so soon as he should be conveyed to a place of safety . Felix was too delicate to accept this offer ; yet ... married her . The young girl spoke in high and enthusiastic terms of her mother , who , born in freedom , spurned ...
... marriage , so soon as he should be conveyed to a place of safety . Felix was too delicate to accept this offer ; yet ... married her . The young girl spoke in high and enthusiastic terms of her mother , who , born in freedom , spurned ...
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