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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... opened , and he advanced to the couch of the blooming youths , cradled in healthy sleep . Eternal sorrow sat upon his face as he bent down and kissed the forehead of the boys , who from that hour withered like flowers snapped upon the ...
... opened , and he advanced to the couch of the blooming youths , cradled in healthy sleep . Eternal sorrow sat upon his face as he bent down and kissed the forehead of the boys , who from that hour withered like flowers snapped upon the ...
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... opened mine in terror . The idea so possessed my mind , that a thrill of fear ran through me and I wished to exchange the ghastly image of my fancy for the realities around . I see them still ; the very room , the dark parquet , the ...
... opened mine in terror . The idea so possessed my mind , that a thrill of fear ran through me and I wished to exchange the ghastly image of my fancy for the realities around . I see them still ; the very room , the dark parquet , the ...
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... opened it with apathy ; the theory which he attempts to demonstrate , and the wonderful facts which he relates , soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm . A new light seemed to dawn upon my mind ; and , bounding with joy , I com ...
... opened it with apathy ; the theory which he attempts to demonstrate , and the wonderful facts which he relates , soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm . A new light seemed to dawn upon my mind ; and , bounding with joy , I com ...
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... opened upon me at once : the information I had obtained was of a nature rather to direct my en- deavors so soon as I should point them towards the object of my search , than to exhibit that object already accomplished . I was like the ...
... opened upon me at once : the information I had obtained was of a nature rather to direct my en- deavors so soon as I should point them towards the object of my search , than to exhibit that object already accomplished . I was like the ...
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... opened , and he muttered some inarticulate sounds , while a grin wrinkled his cheeks . He might have spoken , but I did not hear ; one hand was stretched out , seemingly to detain me , but I escaped , and rushed down stairs . I took ...
... opened , and he muttered some inarticulate sounds , while a grin wrinkled his cheeks . He might have spoken , but I did not hear ; one hand was stretched out , seemingly to detain me , but I escaped , and rushed down stairs . I took ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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