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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Page 12
I certainly did not owe the suggestion of one incident , nor scarcely of one train of
feeling , to my husband , and yet , but for his incitement , it would never have
taken the form in which it was presented to the world . From this declaration I
must ...
I certainly did not owe the suggestion of one incident , nor scarcely of one train of
feeling , to my husband , and yet , but for his incitement , it would never have
taken the form in which it was presented to the world . From this declaration I
must ...
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Its several pages speak of many a walk , many a drive , and many a conversation
, when I was not alone ; and my companion was one who , in this world , I shall
never see more . But this is for myself ; my readers have nothing to do with these
...
Its several pages speak of many a walk , many a drive , and many a conversation
, when I was not alone ; and my companion was one who , in this world , I shall
never see more . But this is for myself ; my readers have nothing to do with these
...
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I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before
visited , and may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man . These
are my enticements , and they are sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death
...
I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before
visited , and may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man . These
are my enticements , and they are sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death
...
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... sail until the month of June : and when shall I return ? Ah , dear sister , how can
I answer this question ? If I succeed , many , many months , perhaps years , will
pass before you and I may meet . If I fail , you will see me again soon , or never .
... sail until the month of June : and when shall I return ? Ah , dear sister , how can
I answer this question ? If I succeed , many , many months , perhaps years , will
pass before you and I may meet . If I fail , you will see me again soon , or never .
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But I have one want which I have never yet been able to satisfy ; and the absence
of the object of which I now feel as a most severe evil . I have no friend , Margaret
: when I am glowing with the enthusiasm of success , there will be none to ...
But I have one want which I have never yet been able to satisfy ; and the absence
of the object of which I now feel as a most severe evil . I have no friend , Margaret
: when I am glowing with the enthusiasm of success , there will be none to ...
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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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