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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... and commanding than any which the ordinary relations of existing events can
yield . I have thus endeavored to preserve the truth of the elementary principles of
human nature , while I have not scrupled to innovate upon their combinations .
... and commanding than any which the ordinary relations of existing events can
yield . I have thus endeavored to preserve the truth of the elementary principles of
human nature , while I have not scrupled to innovate upon their combinations .
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One which would speak to the mysterious fears of our 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 ...
One which would speak to the mysterious fears of our 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 ...
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Many and long were the conversations between Lord Byron and Shelley , to
which I was a devout but nearly silent listener . During one of these , various
philosophical doctrines were discussed , and among others , the nature of the
principle of ...
Many and long were the conversations between Lord Byron and Shelley , to
which I was a devout but nearly silent listener . During one of these , various
philosophical doctrines were discussed , and among others , the nature of the
principle of ...
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Yet some feelings , unallied to the dross of human 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 ...
Yet some feelings , unallied to the dross of human 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 ...
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But he was silent , and presently retired to his cabin . Even broken in spirit as he
is , no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature . The starry
sky , the sea , and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions , seem still to ...
But he was silent , and presently retired to his cabin . Even broken in spirit as he
is , no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature . The starry
sky , the sea , and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions , seem still to ...
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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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