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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... 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 ...
... 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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... means it began to move with vol- untary motion . Not thus , after all , would life be given . Perhaps a corpse would be re - animated ; galvanism had given token of such things ; perhaps the component parts of a creature might be ...
... means it began to move with vol- untary motion . Not thus , after all , would life be given . Perhaps a corpse would be re - animated ; galvanism had given token of such things ; perhaps the component parts of a creature might be ...
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... discovered his abode . Overjoyed at this discovery , he hastened to the house , which was situated in a mean street , near the Reuss . But when he entered , misery and despair alone welcomed him . Beaufort had saved but a FRANKENSTEIN; ...
... discovered his abode . Overjoyed at this discovery , he hastened to the house , which was situated in a mean street , near the Reuss . But when he entered , misery and despair alone welcomed him . Beaufort had saved but a FRANKENSTEIN; ...
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... mean time he hoped to procure some respectable employment in a mer- chant's house . The interval was consequently spent ... means of subsistence decreased ; and in the tenth month her father died in her arms , leaving her an orphan and a ...
... mean time he hoped to procure some respectable employment in a mer- chant's house . The interval was consequently spent ... means of subsistence decreased ; and in the tenth month her father died in her arms , leaving her an orphan and a ...
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... means we always had an end placed in view , which excited us to ardor in the prosecution of them . It was by this method , and not by emulation , that we were urged to application . Elizabeth was not incited to apply herself to drawing ...
... means we always had an end placed in view , which excited us to ardor in the prosecution of them . It was by this method , and not by emulation , that we were urged to application . Elizabeth was not incited to apply herself to drawing ...
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