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 18
... perceived the necessity of becoming acquainted with more languages than that of my native country . Now I am twenty- eight , and am in reality more illiterate than many school - boys of fifteen . It is true that I have thought more ...
... perceived the necessity of becoming acquainted with more languages than that of my native country . Now I am twenty- eight , and am in reality more illiterate than many school - boys of fifteen . It is true that I have thought more ...
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... perceived a low carriage , fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs , pass on towards the north , at the distance of half a mile : a being which had the shape of a man , but apparently of gigantic stature , sat in the sledge , and guided the ...
... perceived a low carriage , fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs , pass on towards the north , at the distance of half a mile : a being which had the shape of a man , but apparently of gigantic stature , sat in the sledge , and guided the ...
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... perceive , Captain Walton , that I have suffered great and unparalleled mis- fortunes . I had determined , once , that the memory of these evils should die with me ; but you have won me to alter my determina- tion . You seek for ...
... perceive , Captain Walton , that I have suffered great and unparalleled mis- fortunes . I had determined , once , that the memory of these evils should die with me ; but you have won me to alter my determina- tion . You seek for ...
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... perceive how irrevocably it is determined . " He then told me , that he would commence his narrative the next day , when I should be at leisure . This promise drew from me the warmest thanks . I have resolved every night to record , as ...
... perceive how irrevocably it is determined . " He then told me , that he would commence his narrative the next day , when I should be at leisure . This promise drew from me the warmest thanks . I have resolved every night to record , as ...
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... perceive why I am reserved upon that subject . I will not lead you on unguarded and ardent as I then was , to your destruction and infallible misery . Learn from if not by my precepts , at least by my example , how dangerous is the ...
... perceive why I am reserved upon that subject . I will not lead you on unguarded and ardent as I then was , to your destruction and infallible misery . Learn from if not by my precepts , at least by my example , how dangerous is the ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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