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 9
The shape was lost beneath the shadow of the castle walls ; but soon a gate
swung back , a step was heard , the door of the chamber opened , and he
advanced to the couch of the blooming youths , cradled in healthy sleep . Eternal
sorrow ...
The shape was lost beneath the shadow of the castle walls ; but soon a gate
swung back , a step was heard , the door of the chamber opened , and he
advanced to the couch of the blooming youths , cradled in healthy sleep . Eternal
sorrow ...
Page 12
He sleeps : but he is awakened ; he opens his eyes : behold the horrid thing
stands at his bedside , opening his curtains , and looking on him with yellow ,
watery , but speculative eyes . I opened mine in terror . The idea so possessed
my mind ...
He sleeps : but he is awakened ; he opens his eyes : behold the horrid thing
stands at his bedside , opening his curtains , and looking on him with yellow ,
watery , but speculative eyes . I opened mine in terror . The idea so possessed
my mind ...
Page 31
I 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
communicated ...
I 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
communicated ...
Page 41
Not that , like a magic scene , it all opened upon me at once : the information I
had obtained was of a nature rather to direct my endeavors so soon as I should
point them towards the object of my search , than to exhibit that object already ...
Not that , like a magic scene , it all opened upon me at once : the information I
had obtained was of a nature rather to direct my endeavors so soon as I should
point them towards the object of my search , than to exhibit that object already ...
Page 45
His jaws 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 .
His jaws 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 .
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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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Bibliographic information
| 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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