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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... nature , while I have not scru- pled to innovate upon their combinations . The " Iliad , " the tragic poetry of Greece ; Shakspeare , in the " Tempest " and " Midsummer Night's Dream " ; and most especially Milton , in " Paradise Lost ...
... nature , while I have not scru- pled to innovate upon their combinations . The " Iliad , " the tragic poetry of Greece ; Shakspeare , in the " Tempest " and " Midsummer Night's Dream " ; and most especially Milton , in " Paradise Lost ...
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... nature , and awaking thrilling horror - one to make the reader dread to look round , to curdle the blood , and quicken the beatings of the heart . If I did not accomplish these things , my ghost story would be unworthy of its name . I ...
... nature , and awaking thrilling horror - one to make the reader dread to look round , to curdle the blood , and quicken the beatings of the heart . If I did not accomplish these things , my ghost story would be unworthy of its name . I ...
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... nature of the principle of life , and whether there was any probability of its ever being discovered and communicated . They talked of the experiments of Dr. Darwin ( I speak not of what the Doctor really did , or said he did , but , as ...
... nature of the principle of life , and whether there was any probability of its ever being discovered and communicated . They talked of the experiments of Dr. Darwin ( I speak not of what the Doctor really did , or said he did , but , as ...
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... nature , beat even in these rugged bosoms . My lieutenant , for instance , is a man of wonderful courage and enterprise ; he is madly desirous of glory . He is an Englishman , and in the midst of national and professional prejudices ...
... nature , beat even in these rugged bosoms . My lieutenant , for instance , is a man of wonderful courage and enterprise ; he is madly desirous of glory . He is an Englishman , and in the midst of national and professional prejudices ...
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... nature . The starry sky , the sea , and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions , seem still to have the power of elevating his soul from earth . Such a man has a double existence he may suffer misery , and be overwhelmed by ...
... nature . The starry sky , the sea , and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions , seem still to have the power of elevating his soul from earth . Such a man has a double existence he may suffer misery , and be overwhelmed by ...
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